Rouge (Barge, 1866)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Rouge
Year of Build:: 1866
Rebuilt:: 1. 1868;
Official Number:: 56151

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: River Rouge, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Barge
Additional vessel types:: Steambarge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: L. Grombley
Ownership Notes:: Allen, Lewis, (1866); Meek, George, (1868-1869); Kelly, J., (1869-1870); Desane, J., (1871); Louis, I., (1873-1877); Welch, E., (1881);
Master(s):: Meek, George, (1866); Eggaman, C., (1868);;Bryant, G., (1869); Packard, M., (1870); Desane, G., (1871); Shagniose, G., (1873);Dorrillard, I., (1881);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1866)

Hull Dimensions

1866: Length: 59.4' Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 3.7'

Tonnage

1866: Gross: 26.11
1868: Gross: 41.89

Enrollments/Registration

October 14, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 322 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 8-13-1868
August 13, 1868: Port: Detroit Number: 116 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Detroit 4-17-1869
April 17, 1869: Port: Detroit Number: 26 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-4-1869
September 4, 1869: Port: Detroit Number: 116 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-7-1870
April 7, 1870: Port: Detroit Number: 13 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-18-1871
April 18, 1871: Port: Detroit Number: 94 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-26-1871
June 26, 1871: Port: Detroit Number: 143 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-29-1871
November 29, 1871: Port: Detroit Number: 34 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-19-1873
March 19, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 79 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1877
March 28, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 19 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Detroit 7-16-1881
July 16, 1881: Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-30-1883; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Barge, Rouge (1866-1868);
b. Steamer (Barge), Rouge (1868- )
Nationality:: American (1866-1883)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1871, Wyandotte, Detroit River, capsized and sank, raised, $150 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1868, she was changed to a steam barge;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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