Neosho (Propeller, 1888)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Thomas Quayle's Sons
Ownership Notes:: Rhodes, R. R., (1888-1893); Meyers, William H., (1895-1900); Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1902-1916); Northern Transportation Company, (1916); Ewig, T., (1917);
Master(s):: Humphery, W. H., (1888); Wright, W. E., (1895-1899):

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 20, 1888: Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1888
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 1-14-1895
January 14, 1895: Port: Milwaukee Number: 37 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-8-1896
February 8, 1896: Port: Milwaukee Number: 48 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-21-1899
March 21, 1899: Port: Milwaukee Number: 63 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-30-1901
April 30, 1901: Port: Sandusky
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Neosho (1888-1918);
b. Barge, Neosho (1918-1919)
Nationality:: American (1888-1919)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1908, Lake Superior, ashore and released;
2, 8/18/1919, off Fenwick Light Vessel, Fenwick Island Shoal, Delaware, Atlantic Ocean, sprang a leak and sank, (coal);

Notes

General notes:: Vessel was transferred to Wilmington, Delaware, from Sandusky, Ohio in 1918;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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