Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Pfohl (Propeller, 1868)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Pfohl
Also known as:
St. Paul (Saint Paul)
Year of Build:
1868
Rebuilt:
1. 1887, Sandusky, Ohio;
2. 1903, Buffalo, New York;
Official Number:
23755
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Marine City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Thomas T. Arnold
Ownership Notes:
Nicol, J., (1874); Walker, C. H., (1877): Gilchrist, F. W., (1878-1879); Boynton, L. R., (1879); Wickham, John W., (1881-1887); Durand, H., (1890-1893): Waldo, B., (1894); The King Navigation Company, (1899);
Master(s):
Stewart, A., (1874-1877); Boynton, L. R., (1878-1879); Hall, H., (1881); Wickham, Jr., John W., (1887); Durand, H., (1890-1893); Waldo, B., (1894); Raines, Edward, (1899);
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 203' Width/Beam: 31.5' Depth: 13.1'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 909.62 Net: 662.23
1887
Gross: 760.39 Net: 525.17
1903
Gross: 827 Net: 439
Enrollments/Registration
November 22, 1868
   Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
April 29, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 54 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-7-1874
April 7, 1874
   Port: Detroit Number: 857 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1874
April 28, 1877
   Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-5-1878
April 5, 1878
   Port: Port Huron Number: 46 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-5-1879
April 5, 1879
   Port: Detroit Number: 50 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 4-27-1879xxxxx
April 27, 1879
   Port: Port Huron Number: 63 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-16-1881
April 16, 1881
   Port: Sandusky Number: 14 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-18-1887
April 18, 1887
   Port: Sandusky Number: 27 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Sandusky 1-13-1890
January 13, 1890
   Port: Sandusky Number: 9 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 1-16-1893
January 16, 1893
   Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 3-11-1893
March 11, 1893
   Port: Toledo Number: 16 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-14-1894
April 14, 1894
   Port: Detroit Number: xxx57 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-8-1899
July 8, 1899
   Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-11-1899
September 11, 1899
   Port: Cleveland Number: 34 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
August 18, 1902
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed to Pfohl
May 8, 1903
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, St. Paul (1868-1902);
b. Propeller, Pfohl (1902-1903)
Nationality:
American (1868-1903)
Chronology:
1. 6/00/1869, Marquette, Lake Superior, broke her machinery and repaired, $1, 000 loss;
2. 10/00/1869, Lake Erie, broke her shaft and replaced, $1, 000 loss;
3. 7/00/1873, Lake Erie, broke her machinery and repaired, $800 loss;
4. 11/00/1873, Long Point, Lake Erie, disabled machinery and towed to port for repairs, $1, 000 loss;
5. 11/10/1883, Detour, Michigan, Lake Huron, caught on fire while unloading at her dock, scuttled in 12 feet of water and raised;
She was taken to Detroit for unloading;
6. 11/24/1883, Detroit, caught on fire again, sank and raised; Both fires were due to her cargo of Lime and acids;
7. 5/20/1903, mid-lake, Lake Huron, off Point Clark, within sight of Goderich, Ontario, caught on fire due to a lamp explosion in
the engine room, burned to a total loss and sank, (coal)'
Notes
Sources:
1. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
2. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Master Abstract: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
6. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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