Minneapolis (Propeller, 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Marine City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Morley & John Hill, (James Doran, Master Carpenter)
Ownership Notes:: Ward, Eber, (1873); Engelman, M., (1873); Hackett, R., (1875); Hendrie, G., (1878); Williams, W. M., (1882); Parker, A. A., (1888-1890); Chamberlain, H. L., (1895);
Master(s):: Saveland, T., (1873); Stewart, Albert, (1873-1875); Kirby, Austin A., (1875); Hackett, R., (1875); Kirby, A. A., (1878); Williams,W. M., (1882); Kullon, J. T., (1888);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 2, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 31 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 11-26-1873
November 26, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 60 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 12-1-1873
December 1, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 62 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-14-1875
April 14, 1875: Port: Detroit Number: 32 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-8-1876
May 8, 1876: Port: Milwaukee Number: 4 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 5-29-1878
May 29, 1878: Port: Detroit Number: 96 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Change
Next document: Detroit 3-13-1882
March 13, 1882: Port: Detroit Number: 52 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-23-1888
March 23, 1888: Port: Detroit Number: 40 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-27-1890
March 27, 1890: Port: Detroit Number: 56 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-11-1894; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Minneapolis (1873-1894)
Nationality:: American (1873-1894)
Chronology:: 1. 2/00/1874, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ashore and released, $500 loss;
2. 4/4/1894, 4 miles northeast off McGulpin's Point, Straits of Mackinaw, enclosed in ice, hull cut open and sank, (grain);

Notes

General notes:: Sometime she was cut down from a package freight vessel to a bulk freighter, but this does not show up in the official documents;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
5. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

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