Charles McVea (Propeller, 1888)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Saugatuck, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: James Elliot
Ownership Notes:: Brittain, R. C., (1888); McVea, Charles, (1893); Brittain, Ralph C., (1895): Benton Transit Company, (1895-1905); Griffen, Wallace B., (1900); Roulette Steam Ship Company, (1905); Bay Shore Steamboat Company, (1910-1911); Benton Transit Company, (1911); Green Bay Transit Company, (1911); Douglas Transportation Company, (1912); Hill Steamboat Company, (1921);
Master(s):: Morgan, S. W., (1888); Brittain, R. C., (1888); Campbell, J. B., (1893); Coates, C. B., (1895);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 21, 1888: Port: Grand Haven Number: 31 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Grand Haven 8-21-1889
August 21, 1889: Port: Grand Haven Number: 21 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 5-27-1893
May 27, 1893: Port: Grand Haven Number: 95 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-25-1895
May 25, 1895: Port: Grand Haven Number: 73 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 9-7-1898
September 7, 1898: Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Notes

General notes:: 1927, abandoned at Kenosha, Wisconsin and converted into a floating dry dock; Final abandonment was in 1929;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Master Abstracts: Grand Haven, Michigan;
4. Enrollment: Grand Haven, Michigan;

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