Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Polynesia (Barge, 1897)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Polynesia
Also known as:
A. D. Macbeth
Year of Build:
1897
Rebuilt:
1. 1908, Cleveland, Ohio;
Official Number:
54525
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Barge
Additional vessel types:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Globe Iron Works
Ownership Notes:
Lake County Transportation Company, (1897-1908); Australia Transit Company, (James Corrigan, Mgr.), (1908-1914); Pioneer Steamship Company, (Hutchinson & Company, Mgrs.), (1914-1923); Tri-State Steamship Company, (1923-1925); Forest City Steamship Company, (1925-1927); Buckeye Steamship Company, (Hutchinson & Company, Mgrs.), (1927-1940); Steel Company of Canada, Ltd. (1940-1941);
Master(s):
Rice, Frank, (1897); Cummings, T., (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1897
Length: 375' Width/Beam: 46' Depth: 22.6'
1908
Length: 375' Width/Beam: 46' Depth: 26.7'
Tonnage
1897
Gross: 3,562.09 Net: 3,243.78
1908
Gross: 3,640 Net: 2,596
Enrollments/Registration
June 17, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 151 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-23-1897
June 23, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 152 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-18-1897
October 18, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 14 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-20-1899
September 20, 1899
   Port: Cleveland Number: x of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
October 20, 1899
   Port: Cleveland Number: x of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-11-1906
May 11, 1906
   Port: Cleveland Number: 90 of 1906
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-11-1906
May 11, 1906
   Port: Cleveland Number: 91 of 1906
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-15-1908
May 15, 1908
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Propeller
History
Classification:
a. Barge, Polynesia (1897-1908);
b. Propeller, Polynesia (1908-1923);
c. Propeller, A. D. Macbeth (1923-1940)
Nationality:
American (1897-1940)
Notes
General notes:
She was scrapped at Hamilton, Ontario, in 1940;
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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