Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Jim Sheriffs (Propeller, 1882)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Jim Sheriffs
Also known as:
Peters; Charles Horn; James Dempsey
Year of Build:
1882
Rebuilt:
1. 1883, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. 1896, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. 1915, Grand Haven, Michigan;
Official Number:
76392*
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Wolf and Davidson
Ownership Notes:
Wolf, W. W., (1883); Wolf, W. H., (1883): Younglove, M. C., (1887-1891); Herrick, G. E., (1892): Gorven, Caleb E., (1893); Squires, J. W., (1896-1906); Nessen, J. O., (1912-1921); Eble, John, (1915);
Master(s):
Wolf, W. W., (1883); Mcdonald, D. R., (1883); Thorp, E. F., (1887): Cleveland, G. T., (1891); Herles, W. A., (1892); Chereland, George F., (1893); Squires, J. W., (1896);
Hull Dimensions
1882
Length: 182.8' Width/Beam: 32' Depth: 13.3'
1883
Length: 182' Width/Beam: 32' Depth: 13'
1915
Length: 182.8' Width/Beam: 42.9' Depth: 13'
1996
Length: 182.8' Width/Beam: 32' Depth: 13.3'
Tonnage
1882
Gross: 634.61 Net: 561.65
1883
Gross: 841.27 Net: 768.31
1896
Gross: 634.61 Net: 561.65
1915
Gross: 847.55 Net: 692.00
Enrollments/Registration
April 30, 1883
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 86 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 9-21-1883
September 21, 1883
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 21 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 3-17-1887
March 17, 1887
   Port: Cleveland Number: 39 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-9-1891
April 9, 1891
   Port: Sandusky Number: 13 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Sandusky 8-1-1891
August 1, 1891
   Port: Sandusky Number: 6 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-26-1892
March 26, 1892
   Port: Sandusky Number: 21 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-29-1893
March 29, 1893
   Port: Sandusky Number: 28 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-4-1896

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
September 3, 1896
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 37 of 1896
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (Re-Enrolled)
Next document: Port Huron 9-30-1896
September 30, 1896
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
June 4, 1915
   Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)

Next document: Grand Haven 3-28-1923
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Jim Sheriffs (1883-1907);
b. Propeller, Peters (1907-1915);
c. Propeller, Charles Horn (1915-1920);
d. Propeller, James Dempsey (1920-1922)
Nationality:
American (1882-1922)
Chronology:
1. 11/25/1895, Big Summer Island, Green Bay, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, (coal), (1 life lost);
2. 12/10/1922 Manistee Lake, Lake Michigan, caught fire and burned, (1 life lost);
Notes
General notes:
*She was removed from documentation until salvaged and then redocumented;
Machinery: fore & aft compound engine, 20-40x30, built 1894, by Wilson & Hendrie, Montague, Michigan; Boiler #2, scotch,11'x11'5", built 1896, by Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 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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