Milwaukee Shipyard

Milwaukee Shipyard, Milwaukee WI

The yard that came to be known as Milwaukee Shipyard was started in 1863 by a group of 12 ships' carpenters operating as a co-operative. It was acquired by Allan, McClellan & Co. in 1867 and then in 1874 by Captain John Fitzgerald, who incorporated it as Milwaukee Shipyard Company. In 1894, the company merged with Wolf & Davidson as Milwaukee Dry Dock Company, but its days as a shipbuilder were over: it would concentrate on ship repair from then on. The yard was on the south bank of the Menominee River, near the Sixth Street bridge. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 3 January 2022.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Feet	Built	Disposition
Built by the Ships Carpenters Co-operative
	6278	Dolphin		Sloop	13	41	1864
Built by Allan, McClellan & Co.
	2701	B. W. Aldrich		Tug	49	65	1868	Sold Canadian 1903 (ON ?), fate unknown
	15874	Levi Grant		Schooner	205	127	1872	Barge 1906, stranded 1913 in Green Bay WI
	5992	C. H. Hackley		Schooner	248	125	1868	Scuttled 1933 off Tampa FL
	12140	Ida		Schooner	182	121	1867	Capsized 1908 off Frankfort MI
	150012	Porter		Schooner	747	205	1874	Sank 1898 off Cape Sable NS
	110087	Rouse Simmons		Schooner	244	123	1868	Foundered 1912 off Racine WI
	115474	Starke		Schooner	209	124	1876	Stranded 1906 on Chandeleur I. LA
Built by Milwaukee Shipyard Co.
	90764	Myosotis		Cargo Ship	333		1874	Stranded 1887 near St. Joseph MI
	76214	James H. Shrigley	C. H. Starke	Cargo Ship	317	172	1881	Sold Canadian 1915 (ON 134512), foundered 1920 in Lake Ontario
	125945	C. H. Starke	C. H. Starke	Cargo Ship	317	149	1881	Abandoned 1924
	91408	Marshall F. Butters		Cargo Ship	376	164	1882	Foundered 1916 in Lake Erie
	140559	Louis Pahlow		Cargo Ship	366	155	1882	Abandoned 1938
	85779	George C. Markham	G. C. Markham	Cargo Ship	309	141	1883	John W. Cullen 1920, abandoned 1933
	76537	Joys		Cargo Ship	268	131	1884	Burnt 1898 at Sturgeon Bay WI
	116044	Susie Chipman		Cargo Ship	216	122	1885	Sold Canadian 1921 (ON 137990), scrapped 1930s or 40s
	161560	Veronica		Cargo Ship	1,092	202	1886	Sold Canadian 1918 (ON 138505), Muriel W 1918, wrecked 1919 at Port Weller ON
	155146	Omaha	G. C. Markham	Cargo Ship	1,251	215	1887	Sold Canadian 1914 (ON 134350), Maplegreen 1921, scuttled 1925 in Lake Ontario
	106552	Arcadia		Cargo Ship	230	119	1888	Foundered 1920 off Ludington MI
	91998	May Durr	J. Fitzgerald	Cargo Ship	582	162	1888	John Spry 1892, Three Brothers 1903, beached 1911 on South Manitou I.
	76758	John Rugee	P. Christianson	Cargo Ship	1,261	216	1888	Sold Canadian 1919 (ON 141375), burnt 1925 in Ogdensburg NY
	150474	Peshtigo		Schooner	633	201	1889	Abandoned 1935
	145510	Topeka	J. B. Merrill	Cargo Ship	1,376	228	1889	In collision and sank 1916 off Sandwich ON 1916
	157268	Denver	R. P. Fitzgerald	Cargo Ship	1,295	222	1890	Dredge 1907, sold Canadian 1912 (ON 131008), McMartin 1913, abandoned 1938
33	150512	Pueblo	R. P. Fitzgerald	Cargo Ship	1,349	226	1891	Sold Canadian 1913 (ON 133822), Richard W 1916, Palmbay 1923, scuttled 1927
	126838	Calumet		Tug	62	73	1892	Abandoned 1930

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