Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Lawrence (Propeller, 1868)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Lawrence
Also known as:
Frontenac; H. N. Jex
Year of Build:
1868
Rebuilt:
1. 1902, Mechanic Drydock Company, Grand Haven, Michigan; (Kirby's
Shipyard);**
2. 1909, Gilmore's Shipyard, Toledo, Ohio;
3. 1915;
Official Number:
15450
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
H. Racliffe (Master Carpenter)* & Ira Laffrienier
Ownership Notes:
Northern Transportation Company, (1868-1876); French, A., (1873); Chamberlain, Philo, (1876); Northern Transit Company, (1876-1878); Butler, W. W., (1876-1878); Klein, Peter J., (1878-1883); Seymour, Frederick, (1878-1883); Elesworth, H. H., (1880); Burke, Simeon S., (1883-1886); Burke & Klein, (1886-1892); Burke, B. L., (1892); Northern Michigan Transportation Company, (1892-1899); Burke, S. S., (1894); People's Transit Company, (1899-1905); Burger, Henry B., (1899-1905); Burrell, H. C., (1905-1915); Jex, H. N., (1909-1910); Ewig, Theobald, (1910-1915); Sowards, John F., (1915-1921); Sowards Coal Company, (1915-1921);
Master(s):
McDonald, D. R., (1868); Reed, A., (1873); Chuster, Charles, (1875); Chamberlin, Philo, (1876); Sprague, A. W., (1876-1878); Ely, C., (1880); Thorpe, G., (1883-1887); Byrd, Joseph, (1892); Burke, S. S., (1894);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1868)
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 135.5' Width/Beam: 25.8' Depth: 11'
1902
Length: 169.4' Width/Beam: 26.5' Depth: 10.3'
1909
Length: 170' Width/Beam: 27'
1915
Length: 170.2' Width/Beam: 26.5' Depth: 10.3'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 447.37 Net: 334.34
1902
Gross: 626 Net: 479
1909
Gross: 420 Net: 301
1915
Gross: 441 Registered: 231
Enrollments/Registration
October 9, 1868
   Port: Cleveland Number: 139 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-11-1873
October 11, 1873
   Port: Cleveland Number: 38 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-10-1876
March 10, 1876
   Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-23-1876
March 23, 1876
   Port: Cleveland Number: 65 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-19-1877
April 19, 1877
   Port: Cleveland Number: 26 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-20-1878
April 20, 1878
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 8 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Trade Change
Next document: Cleveland 5-9-1878
May 9, 1878
   Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-22-1879
April 22, 1879
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 7 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Grand Haven 5-4-1880
May 4, 1880
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 143 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 5-9-1883
May 9, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 101 of 1883
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Grand Haven 3-19-1884
March 19, 1884
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 62 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 4-1-1886
April 1, 1886
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 59 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-12-1887
April 12, 1887
   Port: Chicago Number: 71 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-19-1892
May 19, 1892
   Port: Chicago Number: xxx74 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-12-1894
April 12, 1894
   Port: Chicago Number: 68 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-21-1899
March 21, 1899
   Port: Chicago Number: 49 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-26-1902
April 26, 1902
   Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 5-15-1902
May 15, 1902
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed

Next document: Cleveland 7-18-1908

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
July 10, 1909
   Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Redocumented & (Readmeasured)

Next document: Port Huron 5-14-1915

Next document: (Vessel sold foreign)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Lawrence (1868-1902);
b. Propeller, Frontenac (1902-1908);
c. Propeller, H. N. Jex (1908-1921)
Nationality:
American (1868-1915); Canadian (1915-1921);
Chronology:
1. 5/27/1883, ashore and released;
2. 7/17/1908, Lorain, Ohio, Lake Erie, caught fire and burned to the waters edge, repaired;
3. 5/22/1910, Thunder Bay Island, ashore and released;
4. 8/16/1921, 10 miles southeast of Point Peter, off Long Point, Lake Ontario, sprang a leak in a gale and sank, (coal);
Notes
General notes:
*Heyl has the builder as Ira Lafrinnier;
**Wright's Master Sheet says the builder was H. B. Burger, Manitowoc, Wisconsin;
Machinery: Vertical Direct acting engine built by Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company, Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Early American Steamers, Vol. V;
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
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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