: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Cleveland Ship Building Company
Ownership Notes:: Wilson Transit Company, (1897-1943); United States Maritime Commission, (Wilson Transit Company, Mgrs.), (1943-1946);
Master(s):: Jones, Bushivell H., (1897); Morton, Edward, (1901);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 9, 1897: Port: Cleveland Number: 92 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-27-1900
March 27, 1900: Port: Cleveland Number: 107 of 1900
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-18-1901
March 18, 1901: Port: Cleveland Number: 56 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-27-1911
February 27, 1911: Port: Cleveland Number: 30 of 1911
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-15-1912
March 15, 1912: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Andrew Carnegie (1897-1914);
b. Propeller, A. W. Osborne (1914-1946)
Nationality:: American (1897-1946)
Chronology:: 1. 9/26/1897, Point Pelee Island, aground and released;
2. 5/13/1915, Corsica Shoal, sank and raised;

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #27;
Scrapped by Steel Company of Canada, Ltd., at Hamilton, Ontario in 1946;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

Contact

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