Antelope (Yacht, 1879)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Rocky River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Yacht
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Ripley, Charles, (1880-1893); Ripley, N., (1889); Buckholder, W. H. (1919);
Master(s):: Ripley, C., (1880-1881); Ripley, N., (1883-1889);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 3, 1879: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: License
Reason: License
Next document: Marquette 3-25-1880
March 25, 1880: Port: Marquette Number: 16 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Marquette 5-28-1881
May 28, 1881: Port: Marquette Number: 44 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-19-1883
June 19, 1883: Port: Marquette Number: 21 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 8-13-1889
August 13, 1889: Port: Marquette Number: 8 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Marquette 9-28-1889
September 28, 1889: Port: Marquette Number: 19 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 5-29-1893; Next document: (Sold to U. S. Engineers)

History

Classification:: a. Steam Yacht, Antelope (1877-1919);
b. Propeller, Matheson, (1919- )
Nationality:: American (1877- )
Chronology:: 1. 6/19/1879, Lake Superior, ashore on Gull Rock, a reef on the northwest side of Michigan; Later vessel capsized, sank and
raised; Hull taken to St. Marie for repairs;
2. 10/7/1897, Michigan Isle, Lake Superior, sank;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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