Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Guiding Star (Propeller, 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Guiding Star
Year of Build:
1867
Rebuilt:
1. 1872;
Official Number:
85079
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Marine City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Philander Lester
Ownership Notes:
Blodgett, C. C., (1867-1870); Micholson, J., (1871); Pridgeon, J., (1872-1879); Cummings, M. J., (1873); Spencer, L. V., (1881-1885); Weeks, Charles, H., (1888);
Master(s):
Blodgett, S., (1867): McFarland, Daniel, (1868-1870); McDonald, J., (1871); Ryder, R., (1872); Andrews, J. L., (1877-1879); Spencer, C. F. A., (1881); Cole, L. C., (1883-1885); Weeks, Charles, H., (1888);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 163.9' Width/Beam: 26.9' Depth: 11.8'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 619.17
1872
Gross: 384.10 Net: 364.90
Enrollments/Registration
September 17, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 175 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-19-1868
September 19, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 137 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-4-1871

Next document: (Vessel Reported lost)
April 4, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 73 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1872
April 8, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 47 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig and Tons Changed
Next document: Port Huron 5-1-1876
May 1, 1876
   Port: Port Huron Number: 5 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-19-1877
April 19, 1877
   Port: Detroit Number: 32 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 4-27-1878
April 27, 1878
   Port: Port Huron Number: 6 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 4-18-1879
April 18, 1879
   Port: Detroit Number: 62 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-20-1881
April 20, 1881
   Port: Chicago Number: 114 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1883
April 21, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 88 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-5-1885
May 5, 1885
   Port: Chicago Number: 52 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 1-30-1888
January 30, 1888
   Port: Port Huron Number: 71 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-2-1893

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Guiding Star (1867-1872);
b. Schooner (Barge), Guiding Star (1872-1893)
Nationality:
American (1867-1893)
Chronology:
1. 7/00/1869, Milwaukee, damaged by collision with a bridge and repaired;
2. 5/00/1869, Detroit River, collision, (Propeller, Florence), repaired;
3. 11/00/1869, Welland Canal, (barley), sprang a leak and repaired
4. 7/17/1870, Port Maitland, Lake Erie, boiler exploded and repaired, $40, 000 loss;
5. 4/00/1872, Morgan's Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $4, 400 loss;
6. 7/00/1873, Oak Creek, Lake Michigan, ashore in a fog and released, $300 loss;
7. 10/00/1873, Lake Huron, damaged by collision and repaired, $300 loss;
8. 6/25/1883, collision and repaired
9. 8/31/1892, at Big Bay Point, Lake Superior, ashore and abandoned;
Notes
General notes:
Lytle-Holdcamper says she became a schooner on 4/8/1872;
Her machinery came from the Propeller, Kentucky;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. John Poole's notes;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1871-1894);
8. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
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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