Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
George T. Hope
Also known as:
Culligan
Year of Build:
1883
Rebuilt:
1. 1907, Detroit, Michigan;
Official Number:
85800
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
James Davidson
Ownership Notes:
Davidson, James, (1883-1886); Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1883); Fitzpatrick, Thomas, (1886-1893); Fitchpatrick, J. C., (1891); Mentor Steam Ship Company, (1896-1898); Mitchell, John, (1900); Mitchell & Company, (Hope Transit Company), (1903-1909); Boland & Cornelius, (1912);
Master(s):
Davidson, James, (1883); Welcome, F. D., (1886); Fick, F. A., (1888); Nelson, N. B., (1890-1893); Mitchell, John, (1898);
Hull Dimensions
1883
Length: 263' Width/Beam: 39.1' Depth: 19'
1907
Length: 263' Width/Beam: 39.1' Depth: 22'
Tonnage
1883
Gross: 1,558.73 Net: 1,274.77
1907
Gross: 1,748 Net: 1,464
Enrollments/Registration
August 15, 1883
   Port: Port Huron Number: 11 of 1883
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-3-1883
October 3, 1883
   Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 9-10-1886
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September 10, 1886
   Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-21-1888
March 21, 1888
   Port: Cleveland Number: 55 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-24-1890
March 4, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 49 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-11-1890
May 11, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 113 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-4-1891
April 4, 1891
   Port: Cleveland Number: 77 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-31-1893
March 31, 1893
   Port: Cleveland Number: 68 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-21-1898
March 21, 1898
   Port: Cleveland Number: 36 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-18-1906
September 18, 1906
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
March 15, 1907
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, George T. Hope (1883-1907);
b. Propeller, Culligan (1907-1912)
Nationality:
American (1883-1912)
Chronology:
1. 10/1/1888, Chicago, broke her rudder and was tossed about in a gale but finally made Milwaukee Bay;
2. 7/5/1899, North Point, Milwaukee, ashore and released;
3. 11/10/1904, Escanaba, Michigan, sank at her dock and raised;
4. 9/27/1912, 20 miles west of Grand Island, Lake Superior, sank, (iron ore);
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet
5, Detroit Free Press: 10/4/1888;
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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