Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Lycoming
Year of Build:
1880
Rebuilt:
1. 1906, Buffalo, New York;
Official Number:
140416
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Frederick N. Jones, (at Frank W. Wheeler & Company Shipyard)
Ownership Notes:
Briggs, A., (1880); Potts, J. D., (1880); Erie & Western Transportation Company, (1880-1900); Fulk, Frank J., (1882); Anchor Line, (1886); O'Connor, James, (1907);
Master(s):
Leonard, J., (1880-1882);
Hull Dimensions
1880
Length: 251' Width/Beam: 36' Depth: 15.3'
Tonnage
1880
Gross: 1,609.53 Net: 1,423.45
1906
Gross: 1,448 Net: 1,119
Enrollments/Registration
August 9, 1880
   Port: Port Huron Number: 22 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 8-23-1880
August 23, 1880
   Port: Erie Number: 2 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Erie 3-25-1882
March 25, 1882
   Port: Erie Number: 24 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-26-1905
April 26, 1905
   Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Lycoming (1880-1910)
Nationality:
American (1880-1910)
Chronology:
1. 10/12/1883, ashore and released;
2. 10/22/1910, off Rondeau Reef, Ontario, Lake Erie, struck the west pier, caught on fire and burned to the water's edge, (coal);
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
6. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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