City of Cleveland (Steamer, 1880)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wyandotte, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Iron
Builder Name:: Detroit Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:: Carter, D., (1880-1885); Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Company, (1880-1892); Cleveland & Buffalo Transportation Company, (1892-1924); Newman, T. F., (1892); Lampe, Edward C., (1924-1929);
Master(s):: Young, J. P., (1880); Stuart, Albert, (1885); Edwards, John, (1893);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 12, 1880: Port: Detroit Number: 123 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1885
April 25, 1885: Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed to City of Alpena
Next document: Cleveland 2-14-1893
February 14, 1893: Port: Cleveland Number: 37 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed to State of Ohio
Next document: Cleveland 6-23-1909
June 23, 1909: Port: Cleveland Number: 114 of 1909
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Mutilated
Next document: Cleveland 2-7-1915
March 7, 1915: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Enrollment Form Issued;

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, City of Cleveland (1880-1885);
b. Propeller, City of Alpena (1885-1892);
c. Propeller, State of Ohio (1892-1924);
d. Barge, State of Ohio (1924-1929)
Nationality:: American (1880-1929)
Chronology:: 1. 6/2/1891, broke her connecting rod and Wrecked engine, repaired;
2. 9/20/1906, Big Rattle, Rattlesnake Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (passengers);
3. 5/20/1924, Cleveland, Ohio, caught on fire and burned, sank and raised, (2 lives lost);
4. 12/17/1929, Lorain, Ohio, Lake Erie, ashore in a fog and released;

Notes

General notes:: 4/25/1885, renamed City of Alpena;
2/14/1892, renamed State of Ohio;
Machinery: beam condensing engine, 56x132, built 1880, by Fletcher & Company, Hoboken, New Jersey; Boiler, (2) fire box, 12'10"x18', built 1880, by Desotelle & Hutton, Detroit, Michigan;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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