Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Robert Mills (Propeller, 1888)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Robert Mills
Also known as:
Fellowcraft
Year of Build:
1888
Rebuilt:
1. 1906, Buffalo, New York;
Official Number:
110774
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Robert Mills & Company
Ownership Notes:
Rice, John, (1888-1900); Red Star Line, (1902-1906); Donaldson, Oliver G., (1911); Brown & Company, (1916-1918); Nicholson Transit company, (1918-1921); Nickolson Universal Transit Company, (1921-1930);
Master(s):
Kenny, P. J., (1888); Clarke, Alex, (1889-1891); Donaldson, C. H., (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1888
Length: 256' Width/Beam: 40.2' Depth: 20.2'
1906
Length: 256' Width/Beam: 40.2' Depth: 23'
Tonnage
1888
Gross: 1,790.50 Net: 1,522.17
1906
Gross: 2,070 Net: 1,712
Enrollments/Registration
June 1, 1888
   Port: Buffalo Number: 69 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 1-29-1889
View document online
January 29, 1889
   Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-17-1890
View document online
April 17, 1890
   Port: Buffalo Number: 63 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-4-1891
View document online
May 4, 1891
   Port: Buffalo Number: 77 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-26-1897
View document online
March 26, 1897
   Port: Buffalo Number: 65 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-11-1900
April 11, 1900
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
May 7, 1906
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Robert Mills (1888-1918);
b. Propeller, Fellowcraft (1918-1928)
Nationality:
American (1888-1928)
Chronology:

1. 6/17/1888, Chicago, collision in a fog, (sank Schooner, Willie Keller), and repaired;

Notes
General notes:
She was dismantled and abandoned in 1828, at Ecorse, Michigan; The hull sank off southeast Shoal, Lake Erie, 1928, while in tow for Cleveland, Ohio to be used as a dock; 1931, the hull was at River Rouge, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. 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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