Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
America
Year of Build:
1898
Rebuilt:
1. 1902;
2. 1911;
Official Number:
107367
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Detroit Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:
Dunbar, E. C., (1898-1902); Booth, A., & Company, (1903-1908); Booth Fisheries Company, (1909-1928);
Master(s):
Morgan, M. F., (1898); McCarthy, J. P., (902);
Hull Dimensions
1902
Length: 182.6' Width/Beam: 31' Depth: 11'
1911
Length: 182.6' Width/Beam: 31' Depth: 11'
1898
Length: 164.6' Width/Beam: 31' Depth: 11'
Tonnage
1898
Gross: 486.37 Net: 283.40
1902
Gross: 681 Net: 408
1911
Gross: 937 Net: 593
Enrollments/Registration
June 13, 1898
   Port: Detroit Number: 69 of 1898
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 6-25-1898
June 25, 1898
   Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 3-20-1899
March 20, 1899
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 48 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-16-1902
April 16, 1902
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 58 of 1902
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Chicago 2-13-1903
February 13, 1903
   Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 12-24-1903
December 24, 1903
   Port: Duluth Number: 18 of 1903
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 12-11-1908
December 11, 1908
   Port: Duluth Number: 6 of 1908
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 5-29-1909
May 29, 1909
   Port: Duluth Number: 51 of 1909
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth6-9-1911
June 9, 1911
   Port: Duluth Number: 79 of 1911
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Duluth 3-6-1915
March 6, 1915
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, America (1898-1928)
Nationality:
American (1898-1928)
Chronology:
1. 4-20-1901, Lake Michigan, left Grand River and got trapped in the ice, ran out of coal, later released;
2. 5/5/1914, Two Harbors, ashore and released;
1. 6/7/1928, reef off Washington Harbor, Isle Royale, Lake Superior, ashore and slid off into deep water;
Notes
General notes:
She was hull #127;
She was valued at $70,000, in 1900; $65,000, in 1904;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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