Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Thistle (Yacht, 1887)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Thistle
Year of Build:
1887
Rebuilt:
1. 1913;
Official Number:
145583
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:
Yacht
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
Warrington, Henry, (1891-1895); Warrington, George, (1898-1899); Vilas, Edward P., (1899); Hart Transportation Company, (1911-1912);
Master(s):
Warrington, Henry, (1891);
Hull Dimensions
1887
Length: 80.2' Width/Beam: 14.1' Depth: 6.5'
Tonnage
1887
Gross: 49.14 Net: 28.46
1913
Gross: 61 Net: 41
Enrollments/Registration
May 9, 1891
   Port: Chicago Number: 89 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 6-17-1898
July 1, 1898
   Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner (Laid up)
Next document: Milwaukee 11-13-1901
November 13, 1901
   Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Steam Yacht, Thistle (1887-1917)
Nationality:
American (1887-1917)
Notes
General notes:
Machinery: fore & Aft compound engine, 10 + 1/2-18x16, built 1887, by Vulcan Iron Works, Chicago, Illinois; Boiler, scotch, 6'6"x7'7", built 1887, by National Boiler Works, Chicago, Illinois;
She was dropped from the List of U. S. Merchant Vessels in 1917; presumed abandoned;
She was registered at Milwaukee, 1916, but off in 1917);
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; MIlwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. List of U. S. Merchant Vessels: 1917;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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