Lotus (Yacht, 1874)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Yacht
Additional vessel types:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: John Oades
Ownership Notes:: Averill, James G., (1874-1875); Hall, George, (1886); Bemus, Charles E., (1887); Stack, J. K., (1892); Talbot, S. H., (1892);
Master(s):: Averill,J. G., (1875); Fitzgerald, H., (1886); Bemus, Charles E., (1887); Stack, J. K., (1892); Norton, D., (1892);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 25, 1875: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 18 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-12-1886
April 12, 1886: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 6 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 8-10-1886
August 10, 1886: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 5 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-24-1887
June 24, 1887: Port: Marquette Number: 35 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 4-26-1892
April 26, 1892: Port: Marquette Number: 27 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Lost Papers
Next document: Marquette 10-24-1892
October 24, 1892: Port: Marquette Number: 27 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-21-1893; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Steam Yacht, Lotus (1874-1878);
b. Propeller, Lotus (1878-1893)
Nationality:: American (1874-1893)

Notes

General notes:: She passed out of service in 1892, presumed dismantled;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Marquette, Michigan; Ogdensburg, New York;
2. Enrollment: Marquette, Michigan; Ogdensburg, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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