Oconto (Propeller, 1872)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: George Rand
Ownership Notes:: Goodrich, A., (1872-1874); Hanson, G., (1876); Calwell, G. L., (1883); Van Slyke, R., (1885);
Master(s):: Jones, R., (1872); Graham, J., (1874); Shaw, J., (1876); McGreger, G. W.,(1883-1885);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 4, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 81 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 4-30-1874
April 30, 1874: Port: Milwaukee Number: 149 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 4-29-1876
April 29, 1876: Port: Milwaukee Number: 100 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-29-1883
August 29, 1883: Port: Port Huron Number: 18 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-2-1885
May 2, 1885: Port: Detroit Number: 41 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-30-1886; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Oconto (1872-1886)
Nationality:: American (1872-1886)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1884, caught on fire and cabin burned while lying at her dock, repaired;
2. 12/4/1885, trying to make Tawas in a gale, Charity Island, Saginaw Bay, stranded and released;
3. 00/00/1886, caught in ice on Sand Point, Saginaw Bay, drifted 6 miles and sank;
4. 7/6/1886, Granite State Shoal, off Rock Island light, near Fisher's Landing, New York, in St. Lawrence River, ashore and slid
off into deep water;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;

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