Nellie (Schooner, 1882)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Nellie
Also known as:: Luna
Year of Build:: 1882
Rebuilt:: 1. 1886, Detroit, Michigan;
2. 1905, Port Huron;
Official Number:: 130224

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Mount Clemens, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Ferry
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Michael Laprise
Ownership Notes:: Parker, C. L., (1882); Hall, L. J., (1882-1886); Burns, C. E., (1889); Cusick, J. A., (1890); Preston, George, (1891); Waite, W. F., (1892); Royce, Eli P., (1893); Walker, H. L., (1894); Voetsch, William, (1894); Black,C. W., (1894); Bissing, F. J., (1895); Ryan, Thomas, (1903); Schlatterer, C., (1903-1911);
Master(s):: Walter, F., (1882); Torton, F. R., (1886); Carns, E., (1889); Cusick, J. A., (1890): Waite, W. F., (1892); Royce, Eli P., (1893); Walker, H. L., (1894); Golden, John, (1894-1895); Bosham, F., (1894);

Hull Dimensions

1882: Length: 104.6' Width/Beam: 25.9' Depth: 7.5'

Tonnage

1882: Gross: 156.20 Net: 148
1886: Gross: 143.11 Net: 101.34
1905

Enrollments/Registration

April 28, 1882: Port: Detroit Number: 112 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-9-1886
June 9, 1886: Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Propeller
Next document: Marquette 9-14-1889
September 14, 1889: Port: Marquette Number: 14 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 12-23-1890
December 23, 1890: Port: Milwaukee Number: 48 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 4-29-1891
April 29, 1891: Port: Marquette Number: 35 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 12-19-1892
December 19, 1892: Port: Marquette Number: 29 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 8-31-1893
August 31, 1893: Port: Marquette Number: 7 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-13-1894
April 13, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 95 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-29-1894
June 29, 1894: Port: Buffalo Number: 115 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-12-1894
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July 12, 1894: Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-14-1895
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May 14, 1895: Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-13-1899
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November 13, 1899: Port: Buffalo Number: x of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Detroit 6-30-1903; Next document: (Dropped from documentation)
April 11, 1905: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Redocumented; Next document: Port Huron 9-25-1914; Next document: (Vessel abandoned, out of service)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Nellie (1882-1886);
b. Propeller, Nellie (1886-1901);
c. Propeller (Ferry Boat), Luna (1901-1905);
d. Sand Boat, Luna (1905-1914)
Nationality:: American (1882-1914)
Chronology:: 1. 5/18/1903, Foot of Chase Street, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit River, caught on fire and burned to a total loss, rebuilt as a Sand
Boat;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1882-1886);
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
5, Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;

Contact

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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