Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Ganges (Schooner, 1874)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ganges
Year of Build:
1874
Rebuilt:
1. 1888;
Official Number:
85325
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John Oades
Ownership Notes:
Oades, John, (1874-1893); Oades, Walter H., (1893-1899);
Master(s):
Sheley, W., (1874-1877); Green, George, (1888); Parsons, J., (1893); Oades, Walter H., (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1874
Length: 135.3' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11.8'
Tonnage
1874
Gross: 333.33 Net: 316.67
1888
Enrollments/Registration
June 6, 1874
   Port: Detroit Number: 143 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-23-1875
June 23, 1875
   Port: Detroit Number: 90 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-1-1876
July 1, 1876
   Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1877
April 24, 1877
   Port: Detroit Number: 42 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-10-1882
April 10, 1882
   Port: Detroit Number: 89 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-30-1883
April 30, 1883
   Port: Detroit Number: 62 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-31-1884

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
April 21, 1888
   Port: Detroit Number: 79 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-31-1893
March 31, 1893
   Port: Detroit Number: 58 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-13-1897
May 13, 1897
   Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-27-1899

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Ganges (1874-1899)
Nationality:
American (1874-1899)
Chronology:

1. 5/17/1899, 8 miles off Colchester, between there and the Dummy Light, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Presque Isle), sank;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1874-1899):
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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