Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Iron Age (Propeller, 1880)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Iron Age
Year of Build:
1880
Rebuilt:
1. 1887;
Official Number:
100256
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Detroit Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:
Owen, J., (1880): Detroit Transportation Company, (1880-1899); Anderson, W. K., (1881-1887); Wetmore, C. H., (1888): McMillan, W. C., (1891); Corrigan, James, (1899-1907); Willoughby, W. J., (1907-1909):
Master(s):
Millen, J., (1880): Millen, P. L., (1881); Miner, George A., (1887): Miner, N. L., (1891);
Hull Dimensions
1880
Length: 176' Width/Beam: 34.1' Depth: 16.9'
1887
Length: 226' Width/Beam: 34.4' Depth: 16.8'
Tonnage
1880
Gross: 859.46 Net: 712
1887
Gross: 1,114.40 Net: 967.57
Enrollments/Registration
April 28, 1880
   Port: Detroit Number: 104 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-20-1881
April 20, 1881
   Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-29-1887
April 29, 1887
   Port: Detroit Number: 79 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1889
April 8, 1889
   Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1891
April 25, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-31-1899
July 31, 1899
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-20-1905
January 20, 1905
   Port: Cleveland Number: 26 of 1905
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Cleveland 1-16-1907
January 16, 1907
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Iron Age (1880-1909)
Nationality:
American (1880-1909)
Chronology:

1. 6/4/1909, 10 miles below Bar Point, in the Detroit River, caught on fire and burned to the water's edge;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstract: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
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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