Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Thomas G. Lester
Year of Build:
1868
Rebuilt:
1. 1883, Port Huron, Michigan;**
2. 1894, Port Huron, Michigan;
Official Number:
59196
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
East Saginaw, Michigan*
Vessel Type:
Barge
Additional vessel types:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Thomas G. Lester
Ownership Notes:
Lester, T., (1868-1872); Wetherbee, E., (1875); Chambers, J., (1876); Lester, E. B., (1879-1899); Garey, J., (1902-1904);
Master(s):
Lester, T. G., (1868-1894);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1868)
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 113' Width/Beam: 26.3' Depth: 8.7'
1883
Length: 141.6' Width/Beam: 26.7' Depth: 9'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 204.68
1883
Gross: 257.35 Net: 246.79
1894
Enrollments/Registration
June 3, 1868
   Port: Port Huron Number: 49 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 4-17-1872
April 17, 1872
   Port: Port Huron Number: 70 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-28-1875
October 28, 1875
   Port: Port Huron Number: 30 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-23-1876
March 23, 1876
   Port: Port Huron Number: 34 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-27-1879
September 27, 1879
   Port: Port Huron Number: 26 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-25-1883
May 25, 1883
   Port: Port Huron Number: 120 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 7-9-1894
July 9, 1894
   Port: Port Huron Number: 2 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Port Huron 4-16-1900
April 16, 1900
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Detroit 6-24-1908

Next document: (Vessel abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Barge, Thomas G. Lester (1868-1894);
b. Scow Schooner, Thomas G. Lester (1894-1908)
Nationality:
American (1868-1908)
Chronology:

1. 3/30/1908, Detroit River, sank;

Notes
General notes:
*She was noted as being built on Cass River;
**U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was rebuilt in 1883 at West Bay City, Michigan;
She was abandoned in 1908;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1889-1908);
5. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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