Roberta (Yacht, 1888)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Mount Clemens, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Yacht
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: E. R. Egnew
Ownership Notes:: Egnew, E. R., (1888-1894); R. & Eugene Shook,, (Firm of Shook Brothers), (1894-1897): Skinner, George A., (1897-1898); Lawrence, Charles H., (1898-1900); Detroit River & St. Clair Railway, (1898); Johnson, C. J., (1900);
Master(s):: Smith, Preston, (1888): Keith, P., (1894); Skinner, George A., (1897): Lawrence, Charles H., (1898); Hall, R., (1899);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 9, 1888: Port: Detroit Number: 112 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 3-3-1894
March 3, 1894: Port: Detroit Number: 35 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-5-1897
November 5, 1897: Port: Detroit Number: 19 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-15-1898
June 15, 1898: Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-10-1899
June 10, 1899: Port: Detroit Number: 79 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Detroit 8-1-1900; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Steam Yacht, Roberta (1888-1900)
Nationality:: American (1888-1900)
Chronology:: 1. 9/22/1898, Lakeside dock at Mt. Clemons, caught on fire and burned, repaired;
2. 7/27/1900, off West Sister Island, Lake Erie, caught on fire, burned, $12, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;

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