Wisconsin Maritime Museum

C. H. Conover (Propeller, 1905)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
C. H. Conover
Also known as:
Industry
Year of Build:
1905
Official Number:
202323
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Ekmpire Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:
Merchants' Lighteerage Company, (1905-1940); Hoskins Coal & Dock Corporation, (1940-1944); Roen, Marquis J., (1944-1951); Roen Salvage Company, (1051-1053)'
Hull Dimensions
1905
Length: 99.6' Width/Beam: 32' Depth: 12'
Tonnage
1905
Gross: 203 Net: 138
1944
Gross: 203 Net: 203
Enrollments/Registration
August 16, 1905
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, C. H. Conover (1905-1924);
b. Propeller, Industry (1924-1944);
c. Barge, , Industry (194401953)
Nationality:
American (1905-1953)
Chronology:

1. 10/6/1953, Lansing Shoal, Lake Michigan, sunk;

Notes
General notes:
She was built as a lighter to handle package freight boats in Chicago;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;]
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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