Mentor (Sloop, 1881)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mentor
Also known as:: Superior
Year of Build:: 1881
Rebuilt:: 1. 1888, Buffalo, New York;]
2. 1915-1916, Sydney C. McLouth, Marine City, Michigan;
Official Number:: 91378

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fort Howard, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Sloop
Additional vessel types:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: A. Anderson
Ownership Notes:: Naw, L., (1881): Henseley, J., (1887-1890); Kemp, George, (1891-1895); Hankin, Sam, (1898): Hankin, William J., (1899-1908); Normond, Joseph, (1911);
Master(s):: Miller, T., (1881); Hensley, B., (1887); Hensley, Jay, (1888-1890); Hensley, W., (1891): Kemp, George, (1893); Vosburh, E. D., (1898):

Hull Dimensions

1815: Length: 138' Width/Beam: 30.5' Depth: 8'
1881: Length: 118' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 9'

Tonnage

1881: Gross: 230.10 Net: 218.60
1888: Gross: 305.38 Net: 257,30
1916: Gross: 327 Net: 160

Enrollments/Registration

October 10, 1881: Port: Milwaukee Number: 42 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 4-12-1887
April 12, 1887: Port: Port Huron Number: 18 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-24-1888
April 24, 1888: Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1888
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Rig and Tonnage Changed
Next document: Marquette 5-21-1888
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May 21, 1888: Port: Marquette Number: 45 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 12-31-1890
December 31, 1890: Port: Marquette Number: 25 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 12-28-1891
December 28, 1891: Port: Marquette Number: 12 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Marquette 9-20-1893
September 20, 1893: Port: Marquette Number: 11 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-16-1898
March 16, 1898: Port: Cleveland Number: 29 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-18-1898
July 18, 1898: Port: Cleveland Number: x of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Cleveland 4-9-1908
April 9, 1908: Port: Cleveland Number: 39 of 1908
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1908
April 28, 1908: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Sloop, Mentor (1881-1888);
b. Propeller, Mentor (1888-1915);
c. Propeller (Sand Dredge), Superior (1915-1929)
Nationality:: American (1881-1929)
Chronology:: 1. 6/11/1929, Detour, Michigan, St. Marys River, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1882-1888);
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
4. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;

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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