Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Cora A. Sheldon (Tug (Towboat), 1883)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Cora A. Sheldon
Year of Build:
1883
Rebuilt:
1. 1885;
Official Number:
126228
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saugatuck, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John B. Martel
Ownership Notes:
Sheldon, C. D., (1884-1886); Croze, Hoyhton, J., (1911); Jex, H. W., (1925); Jex, Ralph W., (1930-1935);
Master(s):
Sheldon, C. D., (1884); Boumassa, Joseph, (1886);
Hull Dimensions
1883
Length: 65.1' Width/Beam: 16.6' Depth: 9.2'
1885
Length: 65.1' Width/Beam: 16.6' Depth: 9.2'
Tonnage
1883
Gross: 54.91 Net: 27.46
1885
Gross: 54.91 Net: 27.46
Enrollments/Registration
May 30, 1884
   Port: Marquette Number: 20 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Marquette 5-26-1885
May 26, 1885
   Port: Marquette Number: 29 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Burned and Rebuilt
Next document: Marquette 8-12-1889
August 12, 1889
   Port: Marquette
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Toledo 7-24-1936

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Cora A. Sheldon (1883-1936)
Nationality:
American (1883-1936)
Chronology:

1. 5/8/1885, Houghton, Michigan, Lake Superior, caught on fire, scuttled at her dock and later raised;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Marquette, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Marquette, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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