Sakie Shepherd (Propeller, 1883)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Sakie Shepherd
Also known as:: Metropole
Year of Build:: 1883
Rebuilt:: 1. 1891, Port Huron, Michigan;
2. 1892, Port Huron, Michigan;
3. 1900, Detroit, Michigan;
Official Number:: 115935

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Huron, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: John F. Squires
Ownership Notes:: Shepard, A., (1883); Shepard, R., (1883-1884); Humphry, M. W., (1886); Braess, I. S., (1887): Tonsby,J., (1887): Adams,M. M., (1890); Thompson, J. S., (1891-1895); Stevenson, John, (1895-1902);
Master(s):: Smith, P. W., (1883); Smith, C., (1884); Humphry, M. W., (1886); Kelley, Daniel, (1887): Vanstan, T., (1890): Mens, F. J., (1891-1892); Thomson, John S., (1893); Stevenson, John, (1895);

Hull Dimensions

1883: Length: 100' Width/Beam: 22' Depth: 6.9'
1900: Length: 118' Width/Beam: 22.7' Depth: 7'

Tonnage

1883: Gross: 144.92 Net: 98.09
1891: Gross: 170.22 Net: 123.39
1892: Gross: 188.51 Net: 130.61
1900: Gross: 190 Net: 114

Enrollments/Registration

June 30, 1883: Port: Sandusky Number: 38 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 3-18-1884
March 18, 1884: Port: Sandusky Number: 11 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-25-1886
March 25, 1886: Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-14-1886
April 14, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 55 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 8-7-1886
August 7, 1886: Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-17-1887
May 17, 1887: Port: Detroit Number: 88 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-7-1887
July 7, 1887: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-5-1890
April 5, 1890: Port: Detroit Number: 64 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-24-1891
March 24, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 89 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-10-1891
August 10, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 21 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1892
April 8, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 108 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Port Huron 4-5-1893
April 5, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 88 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1895
April 22, 1895: Port: Detroit Number: 37 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-23-1899; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
October 9, 1900: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Redocumented (Rebuilt)
March 6, 1901: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed to Metropole
Next document: Detroit 8-12-1903; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Sakie Shepherd* (1883-1901);
b. Propeller, Metropole (1901-1903)
Nationality:: American (1883-1903)
Chronology:: 1. 4/27/1895, near Turtle Island, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, sank and raised;
2. 6/14/1898, Courtright, St. Clair River, caught fire and burned, repaired;
3. 8/8/1903, 10 miles off Port Austin, sprang a leak and sank, (staves);

Notes

General notes:: *The vessel was listed as "Sakir Shepherd" on some enrollments;
Machinery: compound engine, 9-10x20, built Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan; Boiler, fire box, 2'6"x8';
Name changed to "Metropole" on 3/6/1901;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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