Enquirer (Yacht, 1896)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Yacht
Additional vessel types:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Union Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:: O'Conners, William, (1896); U. S. Navy, (1898-1899); U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, (1899-1928); Sackenhein, (1928); Port Huron Dry Dock Company, (1933): Gorsuch, Loretta, (1933-1935):
Master(s):: Rolling, Sam, (1896); Bedford, (c.1930);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 3, 1896: Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-30-1898
View document online; Next document: (Sold to U. S. Engineers)

History

Classification:: a. Steam Yacht, Enquirer (1896-1898);
b. Steamer (Patrol Boat), U. S. S. Enquirer (1898-1899);
c. Steamer (Survey Vessel), Search (1899-1928);
d. Steam Yacht, Enquirer (1928-1941)
Nationality:: Union Dry Dock Company

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #77;
Sold to U. S. Navy on 5/30/1898 and commissioned as a patrol vessel on 6/22/1898; U.S.S. Enquirer served a patrol duty out of New York, between Newport, Rhode Island and Seabright, New Jersey until decommissioned on 8/9/1898; She was transferred to the War Department on 7/20/1899, and assigned to survey work in the Buffalo District, Corps of Engineers, on 8/28/1899; Rebuilt as a survey vessel for the U. S. Army Corps of engineers; Removed from documentation in 1941; Scrapped just above the New York Central Railroad Bridge at Port Clinton, Ohio, in 1942-1943;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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