JOYS (1884, Steambarge)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Power

Number of Masts:: 2
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 20 x 24" engine by Sherriffs & Co., Milwaukee, WI. 7' x 121" firebox boiler.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Sturgeon Bay Canal.
Lake Michigan.
Date:: 24 Dec 1898
How:: Burned.
Notes:: Caught fire while hove to in canal for weather, burned to total loss, hulk ended up near the Leatham & Smith dock.

History

Chronology:

1884, Oct 1 Enrolled at Milwaukee, WI.

1887 In lumber trade, Lake Michigan.

1887, May Leaking at Manistee, MI, pumped out by tug WILLIAMS.

1890, Mar 17 Owned Christine Sherriffs, et al, Milwaukee.

1890, May In collision with schooner BOYCE near Chicago, Lake Michigan.

1892 Owned Christine Sherriffs, Milwaukee.

1897, May Blew out cylinder head, Lake Michigan, repaired Grand Haven.

1898 Owned Christine Sherriffs et al, Milwaukee.

1898, Dec 31 Documents surrendered, "Vessel burned in Sturgeon Bay Canal, December 23, 1898".

Notes