Denver (Propeller, 1890)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Additional vessel types:: Dredge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Milwaukee Shipyard Company
Ownership Notes:: Homes, John B., (1890); Merrill, John B., (1892-1896); R. R. Fitzgerald & Company, (1896); Fitzgerald, W. E., (1898-1900); Smith, Frank W., (1902); Ogdensburg Coal & Towing Company, (1905); Harman, John, (1911); Norton Griffiths Dredging Company, (1930-1935);
Master(s):: Wemes, John B., (1890); Merrill, John B., (1892); Christensen, P., (1896-1899);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 2, 1890: Port: Milwaukee Number: 74 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 3-24-1892
March 24, 1892: Port: Milwaukee Number: 83 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-20-1896
July 20, 1896: Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-14-1898
July 14, 1898: Port: Milwaukee Number: 4 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-21-1899
April 21, 1899: Port: Milwaukee Number: 81 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1902
April 12, 1902: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Denver (1890-1907);
b. Dredge, Denver (1907-1912);
c. Barge, McMartin (1912-1938)
Nationality:: American (1890-1912); Canadian (1912-1938)

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1938 and removed from Canadian List of Shipping;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Canadian List of Shipping; 1938;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
5. Enrollment: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

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