Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Robert Fulton (Propeller, 1896)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Robert Fulton
Year of Build:
1896
Rebuilt:
1. 1920;
2. 1924;
Official Number:
111129
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Detroit Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:
Bessemer Steamship Company, (1896-1910); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1896-1943); United States Manitime Commission, (Pittsburgh Steamship Company, Mgrs.), (1943-1948);
Master(s):
Nelson, N. B., (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1896
Length: 424.6' Width/Beam: 45.8' Depth: 27.8'
1924
Length: 424.6' Width/Beam: 45.8' Depth: 23.9'
Tonnage
1896
Gross: 4,219.94 Net: 3,181.95
1924
Gross: 3,801 Net: 2,680
1920
Enrollments/Registration
May 4, 1897
   Port: Detroit Number: 64 of 1897
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Duluth 5-10-1897
May 10, 1897
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Robert Fulton, (1896-1948)
Nationality:
American (1896-1948)
Chronology:

1. 00/00/1924, Lake Erie, collision, but arrived at Lorain, Ohio not too damaged;

Notes
General notes:
She was used as "trade in" tonnage with the U. S. Maritime Commission, in 1843;
She laid up at Erie, Pennsylvania, (1945-1946) and passed down, Port Weller, on 5/7/1947 while on her way to Hamilton, Ontario;
She was scrapped at Hamilton, Ontario, by Steel Company of Canada, Ltd., in 1948;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
3. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota;
4. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota;
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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