Wisconsin Maritime Museum

George W. Roby (Propeller, 1888)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
George W. Roby
Year of Build:
1888
Rebuilt:
1. 1893;
2. 1905, Cleveland, Ohio;
Official Number:
86031
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Frank W. Wheeler & Company
Ownership Notes:
Roby George W., (1889-1893); Waldo, L. C., (1893); Roby Transportation Company, (1895); Whitney, Jr., David, (1895); Mack, William S., (1896); Lakeland Transportation Company, (1896-1905); Becker, W. H., (1899-1906)
Master(s):
Roby, George W., (1889); Dandleion, J., (1890): Dreddleson, J., (1894); Whitney, Jr., David, (1895); Mack, William S., (1896); Smith, William, (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1888
Length: 281' Width/Beam: 41.4' Depth: 20'
1893
1905
Length: 281' Width/Beam: 41.2' Depth: 20.9'
Tonnage
1888
Gross: 1,843.33 Net: 1,470.30
1905
Gross: 1,933 Net: 1,675
1893
Enrollments/Registration
April 9, 1889
   Port: Detroit Number: 50 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-9-1889
April 9, 1889
   Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-4-1890
February 4, 1890
   Port: Detroit Number: 40 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-20-1893
March 20, 1893
   Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to 3 masts
Next document: Detroit 12-27-1895
December 27, 1895
   Port: Detroit Number: 50 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-14-1896
March 14, 1896
   Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1896
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 3-21-1896
March 21, 1896
   Port: Cleveland Number: 48 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-30-1897
January 30, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 36 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-22-1898
March 22, 1898
   Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-5-1905
April 5, 1905
   Port: Cleveland Number: 45 of 1905
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Cleveland 9-20-1905

Next document: (Vessel Burned to a Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, George W. Roby (1888-1905);
b. Schooner, George W. Roby (1905-1906)
Nationality:
American (1888-1906)
Chronology:
1. 5/20/1897, between Middle Island and Presque Isle, Thunder Bay, Lake Huron, collision, (sank Steamer, Florida),
($100, 000 loss);
2. 9/16/1905, Lime Kiln Crossing, Detroit River, ashore, caught on fire, burned, sank and raised, (coal); Hull towed the boneyard
at foot of 21st. Street, Detroit, Michigan, on 4/16/1906, where she was abandoned;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1905-1906);
6. 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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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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