SIMMONS, ROUSE

Registry and Rig Information

Name SIMMONS, ROUSE
Registry U.S.
Official Number 110087
Rig Schooner

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 124.16
Width 27.50
Depth 10.00
Masts 3
Gross Tonnage 244.28
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

Rebuilds Measures change, Milwaukee, WI, June 21, 1870 (123.42 x 27.5 x 8.33; 205.26 gross - 195.00 net).
History First enrollment issued at Milwaukee, WI, August 27, 1868.
Disposition Foundered off Racine, WI, Lake Michigan, On November 23, 1912 with all hands; eleven lives lost. Vessel was loaded with Christmas trees bound for Chicago at time of loss; hence, the \"Christmas Tree\" wreck.

Build Information

Builder Allen, McClelland Co.
Place Built Milwaukee, WI
Date Built 1868-00-00

Source

Source HCGL