Wallula (Propeller, 1882)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Thomas Quayle's Sons
Ownership Notes:: Wilson, Thomas, (1882-1900); Wilson, William, (1887); Wilson Transit Company, (1901); Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1901-1911); Morse, H., (1913);
Master(s):: Lowe, J., (1882-1883); Carliol, William, (1887); Dawley, W. W., (1889-1890); Holmes, C. J., (1896);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 16, 1882: Port: Cleveland Number: 73 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 9-7-1883
September 7, 1883: Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-30-1887
May 30, 1887: Port: Cleveland Number: 98 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-8-1889
April 8, 1889: Port: Cleveland Number: 80 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-27-1890
March 27, 1890: Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-27-1900
March 27, 1900: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Wallula (1882-1921)
Nationality:: American (1882-1921)
Chronology:: 1. 9/8/1885, mid-lake, Lake Superior, damaged cargo in a gale, (flour);
2. 11/13/1896, Conneaut, Lake Erie, caught on fire, ashore and released;

Notes

General notes:: She was taken to Bath, Maine, in 1913 and enrollment was transferred to New London, Connecticut in 1915;
She was abandoned in 1921 and dismantled in Bath, Maine;
Machinery: compound engine, 30-56x48, built 1882, by Globe Ion Works, Cleveland, Ohio; Boiler, (2) marine forced draft, 8-8"x18', built 1882, by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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