DAHLIA

Registry and Rig Information

Name DAHLIA
Registry U.S.
Official Number U.S.L.H.S.
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 129.42
Width 25.00
Depth 10.42
Gross Tonnage 333.00
Hull Material Iron

Vessel History

Rebuilds Tonnage change, 1899 (426 gross - 330 net). Rebuilt as passenger vessel by Johnston Brothers, Ferrysburg, MI; documented measures, Chicago, IL, May 5, 1909 (131.33 x 25 x 17.25; 442 gross - 225 net). Tonnage and measures change, Milwaukee, WI, March 3, 1910 (130.75 x 26.33 x 19.66; 623 gross - 253 net).
History First enrollment issued at Chicago, IL, May 5, 1909.Name changed from DAHLIA to FLORA M. HILL, at Milwaukee, WI, May 12, 1910.
Disposition Crushed by ice and sank 600 feet southeast of the Two-Mile Crib, off Chicago, IL, March 11, 1912. Vessel was running Kenosha-Chicago at time of loss.

Build Information

Builder Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co.
Place Built Philadelphia, PA
Date Built 1874-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
DAHLIA1909-00-001910-00-00U.S.206265
HILL, FLORA M.1910-00-001912-00-00U.S.206265

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
U.S.L.H.S.1874-00-00U.S.U.S.L.H.S
U.S.L.H.S.1909-00-00U.S.U.S.L.H.S
E.W. Seymour1909-00-001910-00-00U.S.206265
Hill Steamboat Line1910-00-001912-00-00U.S.206265