METROPOLIS

Registry and Rig Information

Name METROPOLIS
Registry U.S.
Official Number 16414
Rig Schooner

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 126.42
Width 28.25
Depth 11.50
Masts 2
Gross Tonnage 359.34
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

Rebuilds Readmeasured Chicago, IL, April 27, 1865; 245.94 gross - 233.64 net; 124.58 x 28.16 x 11).
History First enrollment issued at Cleveland, OH, May 5, 1857. In October 1857 ran ashore on Middle Island Reef in Lake Superior and freed by SALVOR. May 1858, went ashore off Forty Mile Point, Lake Huron. November 11, 1867, broke in two at Waugoshance Point, Lake Michigan. April 1869, in collision in Chicago. November 6, 1869, went ashore at Rondeau, Ontario. May 25, 1883, in collision with MONHANSETT & METACOMET at Door, Wisconsion, rescued by tug LEVIATHAN and repaired in Milwaukee.
Disposition Vessel went ashore three miles south of Mission Point on November 27, 1886, and became a total loss. (See Chicago Inter Ocean, 11-27-1886).

Build Information

Builder Peck & Masters
Place Built Cleveland, OH
Date Built 1857-00-00

Source

Source HCGL; Grea

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Peck & Masters1857-00-001858-00-00U.S.16414
Wm. J. Richmond1858-00-001859-00-00U.S.16414
John L. Jewitt (1/2), Augustus C. Taylor (1/2)1859-00-001865-00-00U.S.16414
Orson W. Goit1865-00-001885-00-00U.S.16414
F.H. Head1885-00-001886-00-00U.S.16414