Forest City (Schooner, 1870)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Forest City
Year of Build:: 1870
Rebuilt:: 1. 1872;
Official Number:: 9914

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Eli M. Peck
Ownership Notes:: Northwestern Transportation Company, (1870); Hackett, R., (1870-1872); Blodgett, C. C., (1872); Hackett, R., (1876); Hendric, G., (1880); Peck, E. H., (1881); Peck, E. M., (1881-1889); Findlater, J., (1892); Vulcan Transportation Company, (1893-1904);
Master(s):: Hackett, R., (1870); Elsle, James, (1875); Desmond, W., (1876); Thompson, H. W., (1877-1880); Bissett, C. H., (1881); Galfield, E. C., (1889); Sanders, J., (1892);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1870)

Hull Dimensions

1870: Length: 216.7' Width/Beam: 32.5' Depth: 13.8'
1872: Length: 213.7' Width/Beam: 33.5' Depth: 21.3'

Tonnage

1870: Gross: 809.74 Net: 743.13
1881: Gross: 1,236.27 Net: 993
1872

Enrollments/Registration

May 16, 1870: Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-10-1872
May 10, 1872: Port: Detroit Number: 105 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Increased
Next document: Milwaukee 5-18-1876
May 18, 1876: Port: Milwaukee Number: 5 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit5-26-1876
May 26, 1876: Port: Detroit Number: 83 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 5-4-1877
May 4, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 62 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-2-1879
May 2, 1879: Port: Milwaukee Number: 5 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Trade Change
Next document: Detroit 1-6-1880
January 6, 1880: Port: Detroit Number: 46 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Change
Next document: Detroit 4-23-1881
April 23, 1881: Port: Detroit Number: 83 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Detroit 3-13-1882
March 13, 1882: Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-9-1889
April 9, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 52 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-15-1892
September 15, 1892: Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-23-1904; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Forest City (1870-1872);
b. Propeller, Forest City (1872-1904)
Nationality:: American (1870-1904)
Chronology:: 1. 6/6/1904, Bear's Island, Georgian Bay, ashore and became a total loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1870-1875);

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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