American Eagle (Steamer, 1880)

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Identification

Vessel name:: American Eagle
Year of Build:: 1880
Rebuilt:: 1. 1902, Toledo, Ohio;
Official Number:: 105936

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: John E. Monk
Ownership Notes:: Whorle, Jr., A., (1880-1893); Newman, T. F., (1887); Mehle, A. (1887); Wehrie,, A., (1888-1895); Kelly, Frank M., (1894-1900); Sandusky & Islands Steamboat Company, (1896); Wehrle, Sullivan,L. S., (1904);
Master(s):: Whorle, Jr., A., (1880); Magle, F. J., (1882-1896); McAlpin, H., (1887):

Hull Dimensions

1887: Length: 104.8' Width/Beam: 24.4' Depth: 9'

Tonnage

1887: Gross: 161.24 Net: 80.62
1902: Gross: 110 Net: 64
1880

Enrollments/Registration

September 29, 1880: Port: Sandusky Number: 5 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 8-2-1882
August 2, 1882: Port: Sandusky Number: 4 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed to a stock company
Next document: Cleveland 6-21-1887
June 21, 1887: Port: Cleveland Number: 104 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Sandusky 9-29-1887
September 29, 1887: Port: Sandusky Number: 6 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 9-29-1888
September 29, 1888: Port: Sandusky Number: 4 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-9-1890
April 9, 1890: Port: Sandusky Number: 29 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-8-1893
March 8, 1893: Port: Sandusky Number: 18 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 12-20-1893
December 20, 1893: Port: Sandusky Number: 17 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-28-1895
June 28, 1895: Port: Sandusky Number: 32 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-22-1896
June 22, 1896: Port: Sandusky Number: 35 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 11-30-1901
November 30, 1901: Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Toledo 10-2-1909; Next document: (Sold Alien)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, American Eagle (1880-1902);
b. Steamer (Tug), American Eagle (1902-1909);
c. Unknown, American Eagle (1909-1944)
Nationality:: American (1880-1909); Canadian (1909-1944);
Chronology:: 1. 5/18/1882, Lake Erie, boiler explodes, (6 lives lost), repaired;
2. 12/21/1908, 1, 000 feet off Ash Street Bridge, Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio, Lake Erie, caught on fire and burned, later rebuilt;

Notes

General notes:: Hull sold to Canadian buyers and towed near to Wallaceburg, Ontario; She was dismantled there in 1944;
Machinery: high pressure, non-condensing engine, 24x26, built 1880 by Keatz & Kromer, Sandusky, Ohio; Boiler, fire box, 8'x16', built 1880, by M. Riter, Buffalo, New York;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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