Maricopa (Propeller, 1896)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Chicago Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:: Minnesota Steamship Company, (1896-1901); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1937); International Transportation Company, (John P. Geistman,Mgr.), (1937-1939); Lakehead Transportation Company, Ltd., (1939-1942); Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping, Ltd., (1942-1945); N. M. Paterson & Sons, Ltd., (1945-1962); Goderich Elevator & Transit Company, Ltd. (1962-1979);
Master(s):: Dalton, Henry G, (1896); Mallory, George B., (1897);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 29, 1896: Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-15-1897
March 15, 1897: Port: Cleveland Number: 56 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Duluth 7-11-1902
July 11, 1902: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Maricopa (1896-1937);
b. Propeller, John P. Geistman (1937-1941);
c. Propeller, E. E. Johnson (1941-1945);
d. Propeller, Altadoc (1945-1962);
e. Propeller, D. B. Weldon (1962-1983)
Nationality:: American (1896-1941); Canadian (1941-1983)

Notes

General notes:: She was used as a storage vessel (1962-1979);
She was removed from documentation in 1980, but was not scrapped until 1983 at Western Metals Dock on Thunder Bay, Ontario;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
3. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;
4. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;

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