Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
City of Milwaukee
Also known as:
Holland; Muskegon
Year of Build:
1881
Official Number:
125906
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Iron
Builder Name:
Detroit Dry dock Company
Ownership Notes:
Goodrich Transit Company, (1881-1883); Hurson, G., (1881); Jerome, G., (1881-1883): Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Company, (1883-1897); Muir, J. H., (1884); Graham & Morton Transportation Company, (1897-1916); Holland Steamship Company, (Crosby Transportation Company, Mgrs.), 1916-1919;
Master(s):
Jerome, G. (1881); Smallman, J. F., (1883-1884);
Hull Dimensions
1881
Length: 230.7' Width/Beam: 33.8' Depth: 12.3'
Tonnage
1881
Gross: 1,148.72 Net: 871.59
Enrollments/Registration
March 31, 1881
   Port: Detroit Number: 143 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 6-4-1881
June 4, 1881
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 158 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-11-1883
May 11, 1883
   Port: Detroit Number: 74 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-2-1884
May 2, 1884
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 88 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-11-1897
May 11, 1897
   Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, City of Milwaukee (1881-1905);
b. Propeller, Holland, (1905-1919);
c. Propeller, Muskegon (1919-1919)
Nationality:
American (1881-1919)
Chronology:
1. 8/5/1883, collision and repaired;
2. 8/14/1885, mid-lake, Lake Michigan, walking beam shattered, cylinder rod demolished engine and repaired;
3. 10/28/1919, Muskegon, struck pierhead of south breakwater and hull went to pieces in a gale, (29 lives lost);
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
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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