Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Shenango No. 1 (Car Ferry , 1895)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Shenango No. 1
Year of Build:
1895
Official Number:
116688
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Car Ferry
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Craig Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:
Craig Ship Building Company, (1895); Marguette & Bessemer Dock & Navigation Company, (1903-1904);
Master(s):
Dority, F. A., (1895); McLeod, John, (1904);
Hull Dimensions
1895
Length: 282.6' Width/Beam: 53' Depth: 19.4'
Tonnage
1895
Gross: 1,941.90 Net: 1,320.50
Enrollments/Registration
August 14, 1895
   Port: Toledo Number: 2 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 7-24-1903
July 24, 1903
   Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-10-1904

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Car Ferry), Shenango No. 1 (1895-1904)
Nationality:
American (1895-1904)
Chronology:
1. 3/11/1904, Conneaut, Ohio, Lake Erie, caught on fire in the ice and burned, sank and raised (1 life lost); (Hull towed to
Cleveland, Ohio);
2. 11/3/1916, Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie, a Dredge was used to finish removing the wreck;
Notes
General notes:
She was hull #68;
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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