Grandon (Propeller, 1893)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Composite
Builder Name:: Craig Ship Building Company
Ownership Notes:: Fifield, H. D., (1894); Davidson, John, (1897); Freyensee W., (1898) Haas, Jacob, (1898); Post Fish Company, (1930);
Master(s):: Fifield, H. A., (1894);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 18, 1894: Port: Toledo Number: 30 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (first time documented)
Next document: Toledo 4-27-1897
April 27, 1897: Port: Toledo Number: 22 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 5-12-1898
May 12, 1898: Port: Sandusky Number: 20 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-10-1908
April 10, 1908: Port: Sandusky
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1936 above the highway bridge at Vermilion, Ohio, Lake Erie; She was dropped from documentation in 1945 and the hull was dug up and destroyed;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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