James Fisk, Jr. (Propeller, 1870)

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Identification

Vessel name:: James Fisk, Jr.
Year of Build:: 1870
Rebuilt:: 1. 1901, Toledo, Ohio;
Official Number:: 75387

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Mason & Bidwell
Ownership Notes:: Union Steamboat Company, (1870-1886); Caldwell, S. D., (1870); Shearman, H. P., (1873); MacDonough, A. R., (1874- 1886); Guthrie, E. T., (1876); Moran, J. V., (1886); Hodge, H. S., (1891-1892): Union Transportation Company, (1896); Lake Michigan & Lake Superior Transportation Company, (1898); Peters, Alvin, (1900-1901);
Master(s):: Moore, James W., (1870-1872); Drake, M. M., (1873); Robinson, H., (1874-1875); Marion, E. M., (1876); Fures, C. S., (1886); Wards, (1886); Campan, W. H., (1886): Elliott, Louis, (1891-1892); McIntosh, J. L., (1896);

Hull Dimensions

1870: Length: 216.3' Width/Beam: 32.6' Depth: 12.4'
1901: Length: 213' Width/Beam: 32.6' Depth: 12.3'

Tonnage

1870: Gross: 1,095.95 Net: 946.23
1901: Gross: 914 Net: 737

Enrollments/Registration

August 6, 1870: Port: Buffalo Number: 26 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1873
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April 14, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 158 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-26-1874
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March 26, 1874: Port: Buffalo Number: 177 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-4-1876
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April 4, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 40 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-22-1886
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April 22, 1886: Port: Buffalo Number: 69 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-19-1886
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November 19, 1886: Port: Detroit Number: 31 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-1-1891
May 1, 1891: Port: Detroit Number: 80 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1892
April 22, 1892: Port: Detroit Number: 76 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1896
May 12, 1896: Port: Buffalo Number: 69 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-8-1901
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April 8, 1901: Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Toledo 2-19-1907

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Fames Fisk, Jr. (1870-1906)
Nationality:: American (1870-1906)
Chronology:: 1. 9/17/1873, Chicago Harbor, damaged by collision, (Schooner Four Brothers), lost smokestack and repaired, $100 loss;
2. 10/17/1884, Detroit, caught on fire, burned and repaired, (wheat);
3. 5/29/1901, St. Clair River, collision, (J. C. Reynolds), beached and sank, later raised;
4. 5/5/1905, Buffalo Harbor, hull fast in ice near the breakwater and released;
5. 11/14/1906, Southeast Bend, St. Clair River, caught on fire and burned to a total loss, (no cargo);

Notes

General notes:: She was built on the south side of the creek, opposite foot of Chicago Street, Buffalo, New York;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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