Alfred P. Wright (Propeller, 1888)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Thomas Quayle's Sons
Ownership Notes:: Perew, Frank, (1888); Gilchrist, J. C., (1892-1897); Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1897-1907); Buckeye Steam Ship Company, (1915-1916)
Master(s):: Perew, John, (1888); Schuck, R. E., (1892); Gilchrist, J. C., (1897);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 21, 1888: Port: Cleveland Number: 117 of 1888
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired (New)
Next document: Buffalo 5-22-1888
May 22, 1888: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-15-1892
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June 15, 1892: Port: Sandusky Number: 54 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-28-1894
March 28, 1894: Port: Sandusky Number: 32 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-26-1897
March 26, 1897: Port: Sandusky Number: 16 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-26-1903
March 26, 1903: Port: Cleveland Number: 16 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Alfred P.Wright (1888-1915)
Nationality:: American (1888-1915)
Chronology:: 1. 7/15/1899, Presque Isle, ashore and released;
2. 10/24/1902, Mackinac Island, ashore and released;
3. 11/16/1915, Portage Entry, Michigan, caught on fire, burned to the water's edge and sank, (wheat), Hull was raised, towed
out into Lake Superior and scuttled;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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