CITY OF TOLEDO

Registry and Rig Information

Name CITY OF TOLEDO
Registry U.S.
Official Number 4548
Rig Steamer

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 161.00
Width 24.75
Depth 8.50
Gross Tonnage 315.88
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

Rebuilds Rig changed to schooner, Milwaukee, WI, November 6, 1875 (160.42 x 25 x 8.6; 245.26 gross - 233 net). Engine placed in FLORA. Converted to lighter, 1908, at Detroit, MI.
History First enrollment issued at Toledo, OH, October 5, 1865.Rammed by bowsprit of schooner NAPOLEON, April 12, 1872, pulling off half of the bowsprit. Grounded at Manistee, MI, during a storm, November 5, 1873. As Steamer: Caught fire at dock, Manistee, MI, August 24, 1874, and burned to the waterline. Raised and rebuilt as schooner.
As Schooner: While passing through Belle Isle Bridge, Detroit, MI, with load of coal, and in tow of propeller JAMES FISKE, July 21, 1906, draw closed of schooner, breaking off spars and opening her seams. Vessel sank in Middle Ground off Owen Park. Enrollment surrendered at Toledo, OH, February 19, 1907, and endorsed \"Vessel Lost.\" Wreck raised and rebuilt as lighter by Harris W. Baker; redocumented as schooner at Detroit, MI, October 10, 1908.
Disposition Final enrollment surrendered at Detroit, MI, March 31, 1909, and endorsed \"abandoned.\"

Build Information

Builder Squires, John F.
Place Built Toledo, OH
Date Built 1865-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Toledo and Saginaw Navigation Company1865-00-001869-00-00U.S.4548
William A. Moore and C H. Buhl1869-00-001870-00-00U.S.4548
William A. Moore and James P. Mansfield1870-00-001871-00-00U.S.4548
Engelmann Transportation Company1871-00-001875-00-00U.S.4548
W H. Wolf and Thomas Davidson1875-00-001880-00-00U.S.4548
James Dempsey, Antonie [sic] E. Cartier, Girshan Wiborn, and William Wente1880-00-001883-00-00U.S.4548
Manistee Lumber Company1883-00-001892-00-00U.S.4548
S. Neff1892-00-001893-00-00U.S.4548
S. Neff and Sidney O. Neff1893-00-001897-00-00U.S.4548
Ed E. Hyer1897-00-001899-00-00U.S.4548
Mitchell and Rowland Lumber Company1899-00-001900-00-00U.S.4548
William J. Clarke1900-00-001904-00-00U.S.4548
Alvin Peter1904-00-001907-00-00U.S.4548
Harris W. Baker1907-00-001909-00-00U.S.4548