Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Metropolis (Steamer, 1868)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Metropolis
Year of Build:
1868
Official Number:
17608
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Trenton, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Alvin A. Turner
Ownership Notes:
Gardner, S., (1868); Montgomery Steam, (1868); Goldsmith, (1868); Engleman, M., (1870); Cole, Darin, (1870); Bassman, G., (1873); Stone, W., (1874); Luce, S., (1876-1877); Westron,S., (1879-1880); Cole, D., (1881-1889); Darius Cole Transportation Company, (1889); Holt, Ira F., (1890-1895); The Peoples Steam Boat Company, (895-1896); West, Charles, (1899-1901);
Master(s):
Goldsmith, L. B., (1868); Stannard, W., (1870); Atkins, B., (1873-1874); McDonald, (1875); Luce, S., (1876); Burham, C. C., (1877); Waltman, J., (1879); Robertson, J., (1880-1881); Pierce, D. M., (1889); Holt, I. T., (1890): Bickford, S., (1895); West, C, (1896):
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1868)
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 168.3' Width/Beam: 26.4' Depth: 9.1'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 425.49 Net: 321.38
Enrollments/Registration
June 25, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 98 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 9-24-1870
September 24, 1870
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 16 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 6-5-1873
June 5, 1873
   Port: Duluth Number: 3 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-10-1874
March 10, 1874
   Port: Duluth Number: 7 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 4-19-1876
April 19, 1876
   Port: Duluth Number: 11 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-30-1877
May 30, 1877
   Port: Cleveland Number: 84 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-4-1878
June 4, 1878
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 1 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-4-1878
September 4, 1878
   Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Cleveland 9-23-1878
September 23, 1878
   Port: Cleveland Number: 21 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-7-1879
May 7, 1879
   Port: Cleveland Number: 71 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 5-20-1879
May 20, 1879
   Port: Port Huron Number: 80 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 8-26-1880
August 26, 1880
   Port: Port Huron Number: 26 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 7-14-1881
July 14, 1881
   Port: Port Huron Number: 6 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-15-1889
April 15, 1889
   Port: Port Huron Number: 145 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-10-1890
October 10, 1890
   Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-31-1895
May 31, 1895
   Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-2-1896
June 2, 1896
   Port: Detroit Number: 138 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-30-1902

Next document: (Vessel Burned)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Metropolis (1868-1902)
Nationality:
American (1868-1902)
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1869, machinery was disabled at Saginaw and repaired;
2. 10/00/1873, Lake Superior, broke her machinery and repaired, $3, 000 loss;
3. 6/13/1902, Toledo, Ohio, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Duluth, Minnesota; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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