Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Dahlia (Lighthouse Tender, 1874)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Dahlia
Also known as:
Flora M. Hill
Year of Build:
1874
Rebuilt:
1. 1909, Johnston brothers, Ferrysburg, Michigan;
2. 1910;
Official Number:
206265*
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:
Lighthouse Tender
Hull Materials:
Iron
Builder Name:
Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Company
Ownership Notes:
United States Lighthouse Service, (1874-1909); Seymour, E. W., (1909-1910); Hill Steamboat Line, (1910-1912); Northern Michigan Transit Company, (1912);
Hull Dimensions
1874
Length: 129.5' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 10.5'
1909
Length: 131.4' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 17.3'
1910
Length: 130.9' Width/Beam: 26.4' Depth: 19.8'
Tonnage
1810
Gross: 623 Net: 253
1874
Gross: 333
1909
Gross: 442 Net: 225
Enrollments/Registration
May 5, 1909
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: First enrollment)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Lighthouse Tender), Dahlia (1874-1910);;
b. Propeller, Flora M. Hill, (1910-1912)
Nationality:
American (1874-1912)
Chronology:
1. 5/00/1874, Welland Canal, collision, (sank Schooner, Montmorency), repaired, $100 loss;
2. 3/11/1912, 600 feet southeast of the two mile crib, Chicago, Illinois, hull crushed by ice and abandoned to Government
Engineers to remove wreck;
Notes
General notes:
*She was in the United States Lighthouse Service, (1874-1909);
Name changed to "Flora M. Hill" at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 5/12/1910;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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