Siberia (Propeller, 1882)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Siberia
Year of Build:: 1882
Rebuilt:: 1. 1903, Cleveland, Ohio;
Official Number:: 115848

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: James Davidson
Ownership Notes:: Davidson, James, (1882); Rhodes, R. R., (1886-1895); Moore, John W., (1896-1901); Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1901-1905); Inland Star Transit Company;
Master(s):: Davidson, James, (1882); Morse, William W., (1886-1889); Rhodes, R. R., (1886); Morse, W. W., (1894-1896); Pringle, W. A., (1897);

Hull Dimensions

1882: Length: 272' Width/Beam: 39' Depth: 18'
1903: Length: 272' Width/Beam: 39' Depth: 22.5'

Tonnage

1882: Gross: 1,618.26 Net: 1,222.48
1903: Gross: 1,892 Net: 1,461

Enrollments/Registration

July 8, 1882: Port: Port Huron Number: 5 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 8-22-1882
August 22, 1882: Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-24-1886
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February 24, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-26-1886
March 26, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 25 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-14-1888
March 14, 1888: Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-28-1894
March 28, 1894: Port: Cleveland Number: 50 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-2-1896
April 2, 1896: Port: Cleveland Number: 59 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-21-1897
April 21, 1897: Port: Cleveland Number: 134 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-2-1901
May 2, 1901: Port: Cleveland Number: 114 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-9-1901
May 9, 1901: Port: Cleveland Number: 128 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-25-1902
April 25, 1902: Port: Cleveland Number: 76 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland1-13-1903
January 13, 1903: Port: Cleveland Number: 41 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-13-1903
April 13, 1903: Port: Cleveland Number: 98 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-25-1903
May 25, 1903: Port: Cleveland Number: 162 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Cleveland 10-28-1905; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Siberia (1882-1905)
Nationality:: American (1882-1905)
Chronology:: 1. 12/4/1903, River St. Clair, hull cut by ice, sank and raised;
2. 10/21/1905, Long Point, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, ashore and hull went to pieces, (barley);

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: fore & aft compound engine, 28-50x42, built 1882, by King Iron Works, Buffalo, New York; Boiler, (2) fire box, 8'6"x16', built 1882, by M. Riter, Buffalo, New York;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio, Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio, Port Huron, Michigan;
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:

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

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