George Stone (Propeller, 1893)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: F. W. Wheeler Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:: Bradley, M. A., (1993-1909); Bradley Transportation Company, (1905);
Master(s):: Mullholand, M., (1893); Howell, Paul V., (1909)

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 14, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 2 of 1893
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 11-2-1893
November 2, 1893: Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 4-21-1899
April 21, 1899: Port: Cleveland Number: 66 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-29-1901
April 29, 1901: Port: Cleveland Number: 104 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-12-1905
April 12, 1905: Port: Cleveland Number: 52 of 1905
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-6-1909
June 6, 1909: Port: Cleveland Number: 108 of 1909
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-20-1909; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, George Stone (1893-1909)
Nationality:: American (1893-1909)
Chronology:: 1. 10/13/1909, Grubb's Reef, Pelee Passage, Lake Erie, caught on fire, burned and sank, (5 lives lost), (coal);
2. 11/20/1909, smoke stack, boiler, engine and coal salvaged, hull abandoned;

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #98;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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