Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
City of Rome
Year of Build:
1881
Rebuilt:
1. 1895;
Official Number:
125914
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Thomas Quayle's Sons
Ownership Notes:
Wolvin, B. T., (1881); Winslow, W. G., (1881-1882); Smith, George, (1884); Smith, E. B., (1884); Davis, F., (1885-1887); Egan, W. M., (1889-1899); Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1899-1908);
Master(s):
Wolvin, B. S., (1881); Chapman, A. C., (1884); Root, I. D., (1889); Long, R. H., (1895); Gilchrist, j. C., (1899); Mitchell, John, (1913);
Hull Dimensions
1881
Length: 268.2' Width/Beam: 40.2' Depth: 20.3'
Tonnage
1881
Gross: 1,908.10 Net: 1594.56
1895
Enrollments/Registration
May 31, 1881
   Port: Cleveland Number: 89 of 1881
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (License Expired)
Next document: Buffalo 6-15-1881
June 15, 1881
   Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 3-22-1882
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March 22, 1882
   Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-18-1884
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March 18, 1884
   Port: Buffalo Number: 25 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-2884
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April 25, 1884
   Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-24-1886
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March 24, 1886
   Port: Buffalo Number: 26; of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-16-1887
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March 16, 1887
   Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-26-1889
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March 26, 1889
   Port: Chicago Number: 72 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-4-1895
June 4, 1895
   Port: Chicago Number: 116 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Sandusky 9-19-1899
September 19, 1899
   Port: Sandusky Number: 3 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-17-1903
April 17, 1903
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, City of Rome (1881-1914)
Nationality:
American (1881-1914)
Chronology:
1. 9/20/1885, Duluth, Lake Superior, caught fire, burned and repaired;
2. 6/23/1905, Tashmoo Park, ashore and released;
3. 1/23/1905, Middle Island, Lake Eire, ashore and released;
4. 5/7/1914, 30 miles west of Dunkirk, New York, near Ripley, New York, Lake Erie, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
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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