Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Myrtie M. Ross (Propeller, 1890)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Myrtie M. Ross
Year of Build:
1890
Rebuilt:
1. 1891, Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. 1894, Grand Haven, Michigan;
Official Number:
92177
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
South Haven, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
J. F. Smith
Ownership Notes:
Ross, Volney, (1890-1899); Smith, Joseph F., (1898); Hall, W. E., (1900); Morray, Henry M., (1901-1902); McMorran, Henry D., (1904-1906); Nowlin, A. W., (1906-1912); Hurst Manufacturing Company, (1912-1916); Bent Manufacturing Company, (1916);
Master(s):
Smith, J. F., (1890-1894); Prudy, Delos, (1902);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1890)
Hull Dimensions
1890
Length: 89.2' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 7'
1891
Length: 113.2' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 7.1'
Tonnage
1890
Gross: 98.85' Net: 68.87'
1891
Gross: 128.57 Net: 98.59
1894
Gross: 156.35 Net: 108.11
Enrollments/Registration
May 5, 1890
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 72 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Grand Haven 3-16-1891
March 16, 1891
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 58 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 8-7-1894
August 7, 1894
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 13 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig and Tonnage Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 2-13-1896
February 13, 1896
   Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
June 11, 1900
   Port: Detroit Number: 20 of 1900
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-14-1900
September 14, 1900
   Port: Detroit Number: 13 of 1900
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-23-1902
June 23, 1902
   Port: Port Huron Number: 69 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Port Huron 9-8-1916

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Myrtie M. Ross (1890-1916)
Nationality:
American (1890-1916)
Chronology:
1. 7/10/1894, South Haven, Lake Michigan, caught on fire while lying at her dock, burned and rebuilt;
2. 8/9/1900, Windsor Dock, Detroit River, sank and raised;
3. 11/22/1901, St. Clair River, near the canal, sank and raised;
4. 12/14/1912, Saginaw, sank at her dock;
Notes
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
4. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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