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PLYMOUTH
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: PLYMOUTH
- Nationality: U.S.
- Official Number: 19621
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 212.50
- Width: 32.33
- Depth: 12.83
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 846.45
- Net Tonnage: 0.00
- Hull Material: Wood
- Hull Number:
Vessel History
- Rebuilds: Remeasured, Buffalo, NY, April 24, 1865 (213.5 x 33.5 x 11.75; 1029.89 gross). Tonnage change, Buffalo, NY, June 21, 1878 (875.91 gross). Rig changed to barge, Port Huron, MI, October 11, 1882 (570.17 gross). Rig changed to schooner, Detroit, MI, July 7, 1885 (213 x 35.16 x 13.5; 776.73 gross - 739.68 net).
- History: First enrollment issued at Buffalo, NY, May 12, 1854.
As schooner, driven ashore in northwest corner of Presque Isle, five miles north of Marquette, MI, Lake Superior, on October 24, 1887. Enrollment surrendered at Buffalo, NY, November 22, 1887, as total loss. Vessel gotten off the following spring and redocumented at Port Huron, MI, on April 4, 1889, with same dimensions and tonnage.
- Disposition: Foundered in "Big Storm," November 8, 1913, off Gull Island, Lake Michigan, while in tow of propeller ARIZONA. Entire crew of seven men lost.
Build Information
- Builder: Lafrinier & Stevenson
- Place Built: Ohio City (Cleveland), OH
- Year Built: 1854
Ownership Changes
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| No owner changes recorded. |
Name Changes
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| No name changes recorded. |
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