Ships Plans - Frank Wheeler & Co.
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Hull Number Vessel Name Official Number Rig Hull Material Builder Ship Yard Place of Build Date of Build Vessel Length Vessel Width Vessel Height Gross Tonnage Net Tonnage Notes Name Change & Year #1 Name Change & Year #2 Name Change & Year #3 Name Change & Year #4 Name Change & Year #5 Final Disposition Outboard Profile (1) Inboard Profile (2) Lines (3) Offsets & Scantlings (4) Midship Sections (5) Deck Plan (6) Cabin Arrangement (7) Shell Expansion (8) Rudder (9) Unique Drawings (10) Conversion (11) Self-Loader (12)          
31 Wheeler, F.W. 120676 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1887 265.4 40.5 19.4 1687.0 1175.0             Stranded (1893)   X     X                        
40 Soo City 116217 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1888 171.1 33.5 12.0 670.0 438.0 Miscellaneous Drawings           Foundered (08)             X                    
41 Servia 116221 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1888 242.2 40.0 18.1 1425.0 1182.0 Miscellaneous Drawings           Burned (1898)                                  
42 Ewen, Frank D 120710 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1888 202.2 37.3 15.4 882.0 838.0 Miscellaneous Drawings Frank D. Ewen (10) Can         Out of Registration (33)                                  
43 Eber Ward 136001 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1888 213.2 37.0 22.2 1343.0 1037.0 Miscellaneous Drawings           Sunk by Ice (1899)             X                    
44 Moran, John V 76748 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1888 214.0 37.0 22.2 1350.0 1035.0 Miscellaneous Drawings           Sunk by Ice (1899)             X                    
45 Roby, George W 86031 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1888 281.0 41.4 20.0 1843.0 1470.0 Miscellaneous Drawings           Burned (06), Abandoned (06) X           X   X X              
46 Nicol, John M 76786 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1888 263.0 41.6 15.7 2126.0 1649.0 Miscellaneous Drawings           Stranded (06) X X     X X X   X                
47 Mitchell, John 76792 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1889 283.0 41.4 20.0 1864.0 1491.0 Converted to Floating Dry Dock (20), Miscellaneous Drawings Major (02) Major(14) Can       Sunk (62)             X   X                
48 Fedora 120746 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1889 282.2 41.5 21.1 1848.0 1476.0 Miscellaneous Drawings           Burned (01)             X   X                
49 Newsboy 130432 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1899 104.1 22.0 6.4 199.0 112.0             Abandoned (16) X X       X                      
60 Fillmore, Clarence J 126550 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1889 161.0 31.0 10.3 410.0 389.0             Abandoned (40) X X     X                        
61 Francomb, John A. 76815 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1889 180.0 36.0 13.0 658.0 625.0             Abandoned (34)   X     X                        
63 Nyanza 130462 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 280.0 41.4 20.3 1888.0 1512.0   Landbo (16) Can         Abandoned (20) X X       X     X                
64 Tuxbury, A C 106706 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 181.0 35.0 13.1 679.0 645.0   E.M.B.A.(23)         Disposition Unknown X       X   X                    
65 Redfern, C E 126609 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 181.0 35.0 13.1 680.0 646.0 Converted to Motor Ship (26)           Foundered (37) X       X   X                    
66 Sawyer, W H 81253 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 201.1 37.0 13.6 746.0 581.0             Stranded (28) X X X   X                        
67 Smith, Edward 136106 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 202.0 37.0 13.0 748.0 583.0   Zillah(1900)         Foundered (26) X X X   X                        
68 City of Chicago 126627 Passenger Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 211.6 34.0 13.0 1073.0 628.0 Lengthened 15' (1890), 38' (15), Reduced to Pulpwood Barge (38) City of St. Joseph (16)         Stranded (42)   X X   X X X   X X              
69 Weed, Emily P. 136129 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 300.0 41.0 21.0 2362.0 1899.0 Lengthened 72' (04) Sevona (1897)         Stranded (05) 7 Lives Lost X X X   X X   X   X              
70 Mackinaw 92226 Steamer Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 270.0 41.9 24.0 2578.0 2005.0 Launched in Halfs & Towed to Coast (1890) Sawa Maru (16) Japan         Torpedoed (17) X X X X X X X X X X              
71 Newell A. Eddy 130467 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 242.0 39.7 16.0 1270.0 1207.0             Foundered (1893) X X     X X X     X              
72 Jeanette, Olive 155181 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 242.0 39.0 16.0 1271.0 1208.0             Foundered (05) X X                              
73 Keweenaw 161010 Steamer Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1891 270.0 41.9 24.0 2511.0 2004.0 Launched in Halfs & Towed to Coast (1891)           Vessel Lost (1894) X X X X X X X X X X              
74 Tampa 145555 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 291.6 41.0 19.8 1972.0 1632.0             Dismantled (23) X X     X X X                    
75 Bradley, Charles H 126653 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 201.0 37.0 13.6 804.0 624.0             Burned (31)   X     X X                      
76 Michigan 98904 Ferry Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 296.5 41.3 15.6 1730.0 1410.0 Reduced to Barge (26)           Stranded (43) X X       X     X X              
77 F and P. M. No 5 120812 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890 226.0 38.0 24.2 1722.0 1296.0   Pere Marquette 5 (01) Pere Marquette 5 (16) Brit       Foundered (17) X X X   X X X     X              
78 Sauber, William F 81317 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1891 291.0 41.0 19.8 2053.0 1708.0             Foundered (03) X X     X X X                    
80 Iosco 100484 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1891 291.0 41.0 19.8 2051.0 1706.0             Foundered (05) X X     X X X                    
81 Mud Scow Undocumented Scow Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1891 76.0 22.0 7.0                 Disposition Unknown   X                              
82 Mud Scow Undocumented Scow Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1891 76.0 22.0 7.0                 Disposition Unknown   X                              
83 Yulu 27647 Tug Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1891 132.0 27.0 8.2 340.0 208.0   Yula (01) Brit Nicaragua (19) Brit Rotarian (19)     Sold Columbian (27) X X     X X   X X X              
84 Light Vessel NO 51 USLHS Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 110.0 26.9 11.0 282.0   Cornfield Point, CT(1882), Sandy Hook, NJ (1898), Relief 3rd District (1909-19)           Sank (19) X X     X X   X X X              
85 Light Vessel NO 52 USLHS Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 118.0 26.6 12.0 289.0   Fenwick Island Shoal, MD (1892), Relief-5th District (1931)           Abandoned (40) X X     X X X X X X              
86 Light Vessel NO 53 USLHS Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 112.0 26.6 11.0 310.0   Frying Pan Shoals, NC(1892), Martins Ind, SC (1898), Relief-6th Dist (08), Charleston, SC(24), Relief-6th Dist. (33), Stone Horse Shoal, MA (35 - 49)           Scrapped (55) X X     X X X X X X              
87 Light Vessel NO 54 USLHS Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 112.0 26.6 11.0 310.0   Nantucket Shoal, MA (1892), Boston, MA (1898), Relief-Dist, (39 - 42)           Scrapped (?) X X     X X X X X X              
88 Uganda 25289 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 291.0 41.0 19.8 2053.0 1708.0             Foundered (13) X       X X       X              
89 Gilbert, W H 81382 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 328.0 42.5 20.5 2820.0 2200.0             Sank (14) X X X   X X     X X              
90 Fitzpatrick, John C. 77028 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 242.0 39.0 16.0 1270.0 1207.0 Chartered to coast (1898)           Foundered (03) X X         X     X              
91 Bielman, C.F. 126887 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 291.0 41.0 19.8 2056.0 1706.0             Abandoned (27)           X     X                
92 Wilmot W G 81403 Tug Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1892 99.0 23.3 11.0 150.0 76.0   W.C. Coyle (37) Colonel John Decamp Hall(41) H.C. Whiteman (46)     Sank (63) X X X X X X     X X              
93 Gratwick , William M 81427 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 328.0 42.5 20.5 2818.0 2202.0   Minnekahta (12) Glenlyon (14) Can       Stranded (24) X X     X X     X X              
94 S.S. Curry 116558 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 360.0 45.0 20.8 3260.0 2608.0 Lengthened 72' (05) Elmore (21) PW Sherman (22) EG Mathiott (26)     Scrapped (37) X X X   X   X   X X              
95 Merida 92514 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 360.0 45.0 20.8 3261.0 2609.0             Foundered (16) X X X   X   X   X X              
96 McLachlan, Mary E 92503 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 251.0 41.0 16.2 1394.0 1324.0   Mary E McLachlan (16) Can         Foundered (21) X X     X X                      
97 Doty, L R 141272 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 291.0 41.0 19.8 2056.0 1709.0             Foundered (1898) X X     X X       X              
98 Stone, George 86261 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 270.0 40.0 19.1 1841.0 1501.0             Starnded & Burned (09) X X     X X X     X              
99 McWilliams, Ed 136363 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 200.0 35.0 13.6 743.0 706.0   Ed McWilliams (15) Can Dan Proctor (22) Can       Abandoned (36) X X X   X X       X              
100 Centurion 126994 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 360.0 45.2 21.9 3401.0 2728.0   Alex B Uhrig (23)         Scrapped (46) X X X   X X X   X X              
101 Yukon 27656 Schooner Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 270.0 42.0 17.6 1602.0 1522.0             Foundered (05) X X     X X                      
102 Fashion 120929 Tug Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1893 52.6 16.4 7.0 29.0 14.0   Fashion (06) Can         Broken Up (19)   X X X X X       X              
103 Pleasure 150670 Ferry Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1894 128.0 51.0 12.0 873.0 545.0             Broken Up (40) X X X X X X X   X X              
104 Kelton, Minnie E 92601 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1894 171.0 35.0 11.3 632.0 503.0 Taken to West Coast (04) Rochelle (12)         Stranded (14)                                  
105 McWilliams, John J 77170 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1895 352.0 44.8 22.8 3400.0 2808.0   Central West (16) MJ Bartelme (28)       Stranded (28) X X X   X X   X X X              
106 Wapiti 81507 Yacht Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1895 100.2 13.2 5.8 83.0 57.0   Brattton (1899) Magothy (16) U.S.C.G.       Disposition Unknown X X X   X X   X   X              
107 Stephenson,Watson I. 100597 Propeller Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1895 172.0 35.0 11.9 639.0 501.0 Machinery Removed in (35), Used as Dock.           Burned & Sank (36)                                  
108 Penobscot 150705 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1895 351.9 44.5 23.0 3502.0 2864.0 Lengthened 96' (06)           Scrapped (62) X X     X X X X X                
109 Silver Spray 116676 Tug Wood Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1895 54.0 15.8 6.0 38.0 26.0             Abandoned (40) X X X X X X       X              
110 Murphy, Simon J 116684 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1895 239.1 38.0 14.0 1380.0 1103.0   Melville Dollar (01) Tallac (06)       Stranded (20)   X X X X   X   X X              
111 Katahdin 161078 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1895 239.1 38.0 14.0 1380.0 1103.0             Sank (17) X X X X X   X   X X              
112 Waldo, L C 141421 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1896 387.3 48.0 23.8 4244.0 3290.0 Lengthened 84' (05) Riverton (15) Can Mohawk Deer (44) Can       Stranded (67) X X X   X X X X X X              
113 City of Bangor 127131 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1896 372.5 44.8 23.5 3690.0 2976.0 Lengthened 72' (04)           Stranded (26), Scrapped (42) X X X   X X X X X                
116 Stephenson, George 86367 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1896 407.4 49.3 23.8 4563.0 3502.0             Scrapped (63) X X X   X X X X X X              
117 Nasmyth, James 77231 Barge Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1896 365.5 45.8 23.2 3422.0 3162.0 Converted to Motor Ship (52) Merle H (36) Can Pic River (49) Can Pic R. (78) Can     Scrapped (84) X X X   X X X X X X              
118 Sir Isaac Lothian Bell 116741 Barge Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1896 365.5 45.8 23.0 3418.0 3158.0 Converted to Motor Ship (52) Blanche H (36) Can Black River (49) can Tuxpancliffe (79) Panama     Scrapped (83) X X X   X X X X X X              
119 Pere Marquette 150740 Ferry Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1896 338.0 57.7 34.9 5580.0 4133.0   Pere Marquette 15 (24)         Scrapped (35) X X X   X X X X X X              
120 W. Le Baron Jenny 81561 Barge Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1897 365.5 45.8 23.0 3422.0 3280.0   Alfred (37) Can Alfred J. (38) Can Collingdoc (49) Can K.A. Powell (62) Can   Scrapped (74) X X X   X X X X X X              
121 Niagara 130738 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1897 266.0 42.2 16.8 1951.0 1483.0 Shortened 24', Converted to Sand Barge (27)           Historic Vessel, Erie PA (88) X X X   X X X X X X              
122 Wilmot, Robert W. 11163 Tug Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1897 132.4 28.0 16.0 407.0 277.0   Potomac (1898) USN Robert W. Wilmot (22)       Abandoned (28) X X X   X X X X X X              
123 Brown, William H 81584 Tug Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1897 143.0 28.0 17.0 470.0 320.0 Reduced to Barge (31) Piscataqua (1898) USN Piscataqua (30) Philippines       Sank (41) X X X   X X X X X X              
124 Morse, Samuel F B 116841 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1898 456.0 50.0 24.0 4693.0 4301.0 Reduced to Barge (54) Wy Chem 105 (54)         Scrapped (74) X X     X X X X X X              
125 Fritz, John 77308 Barge Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1898 436.0 50.0 24.0 4693.0 4447.0   John Fritz (45) Can         Scuttled as Breakwater (68) X X X   X X X X X X              
126 Roebling, John A 77310 Barge Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1898 436.0 50.0 24.0 4693.0 4447.0   John A. Roebling (45) Can         Scuttled as Breakwater (68) X X X   X X X X X X              
127 Spalding, Jesse 77362 Propeller Steel Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1899 200.0 40.0 14.0 1043.0 856.0 Converted to Self-Unloader (25), Sand Dredge (35) Mooremack (16) Vindal (17) Cordova (23) JA Pierson (25) Rockwood (35) Scrapped (62) X X X   X X X X X X   1925          
Shipyard & Dry Docks 1890 Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1890
Vessel List Hull 1 - 127, 1877 - 1898 Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1898
List of Ships Built 1876 - 1893 Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI
List of Ships Built 1893 - 1899 Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI
Data for Engines 1887 - 1898 Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI 1887-98
Data for Engines 1891 - 99 Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI
Rudder Shoe - Steamers 45 - 48 Frank Wheeler & Company West Bay City, MI