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Quayle & Sons, Cleveland OH

homas Quayle, a shipbuilder from the Isle of Man, started this shipyard in 1847, first with John Coady as his partner (1847-1849), then with Luther Moses (1849-1854), then with John Martin (1854-1873), and finally with his three sons (1873-1890). The yard was on Stones Levee at West 3rd Street. Anyone who can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 15 May 2016.

Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Feet Built Disposition
Built by Coady, Quayle & Co.
Caroline Diamond Line Brigantine 257 1848 Wrecked 1860 near Plymouth MA
Built by Quayle & Moses
10815 Granite State Cargo Ship 352 1852 Stranded 1881 near Clay Banks WI
Nile Propeller 650 1852 Exploded 1864 in Detroit
Built by Quayle & Martin
21448 Robert H. Foss A. Marsh et al Cargo Ship 259 1854 Disposition unknown
Dean Richmond Schooner 380 1856 Sold 1858 to British owners
4264 Cuyahoga Cargo Ship 601 1856 NLD 1883
6134 D. R. Martin Schooner 465 1857 Wrecked 1904 on Devil's I.
12793 John Martin Edward Darley Propeller 170 1857 Sank 1890 in Georgian Bay
4376 Cleveland Cargo Ship 461 1860 Scrapped 1900
16325 Mary E. Perew Bark 496 1861 Abandoned 1905
Howell Hoppock Schooner 408 1862 Sold 1886 to British owners
19765 Parana Bark 559 1862 Scuttled 1904
10218 George Sherman Bark 406 1862 Stranded 1887 near Marquette
Winslow Tug 265 1862 Wrecked 1864 in Cleveland and dismantled
22380 S. S. Rumage Tug 102 1863 Charlie O. Smith 1893, burnt 1929 at Wallaceburg ON
12091 Ironsides Propeller 937 1864 Foundered 1873 off Grand Haven MI
6102 Dean Richmond Propeller 1,083 1864 Foundered 1893 off Dunkirk NY
26243 Winslow Tug 210 1865 To Canada 1902 (ON 96855), burnt 1911 in Meldrum Bay
16433 Maria Martin Bark 568 1866 Abandoned 1909
4379 City of Fremont Cargo Ship 599 1866 Adiramled 1907, foundered 1912 off Stoney I.
13750 Joseph G. Masten Bark 621 1867 Stranded 1897 on Twin Rivers Point WI
26172 William T. Graves Bark 804 1867 Stranded 1885 on Dovers Point MI
9203 Frank Perew Schooner 524 1867 Foundered 1892 off Whitefish Point
24159 Thomas Quayle Tug 202 1867 Burnt 1885 in Ontonagon MI
22383 Sweepstakes Tug 206 1867 Abandoned 1924
9752 Frank W. Gifford Schooner 452 1868 Sank 1897 off Point Betsey
1768 Arizona Cargo Ship 871 1868 Burnt 1922 at Cape Vincent NY
75114 James H. Martin Tug 37 1869 Abandoned 1918
23761 S. J. Tilden Schooner 613 1869 Abandoned 1924
1910 Alva Bradley A. Bradley et al Cargo Ship 649 1870 Sank 1894 off N. Manitou I.
2806 B. W. Blanchard Cargo Ship 1,173 1870 Stranded 1904 off North Point MI
75315 Joseph S. Fay Cargo Ship 882 1871 Stranded 1905 off Forty Mile Point
110154 Raleigh Propeller 980 1871 Stranded 1911 on Point Abino
80196 W. L. Wetmore Propeller 850 1871 Stranded 1901 near Tobermory ON
5928 City of Traverse Cargo Ship 1,153 1871 Converted to floating dock 1915
24989 Thomas Quayle Schooner 644 1872 Abandoned 1928
18731 Nellie Redington Schooner 816 1872 To Canada 1920 (ON 141594), foundered 1933 in the St. Laurence
120024 Fayette Cargo Ship 322 1872 Matthew Wilson 1900, abandoned 1933
125027 Camden Cargo Ship 694 1872 Abandoned 1936
75597 John M. Hutchinson Schooner 981 1873 Foundered 1905 off Kewaunee Point
75717 John Martin Schooner 938 1873 In collision 1900 and sank in St. Clair River
115167 Scotia Schooner 858 1873 Abandoned 1928
25874 Verona Schooner 728 1873 Burnt 1904 in Maumee River
25875 Vienna Propeller 745 1873 Sank 1892 near Whitefish Point
75511 J. B. Kitchen Schooner 287 1873 To Canada 1907 (ON 116814), abandoned 1920
Built by Quayle & Sons
115242 Sparta Cleveland Tptn Co Cargo Ship 1,017 1874 David W. Mills 1907, wrecked 1919 on Ford Shoal
135012 E. B. Hale A. Bradley & others Cargo Ship 1,186 1874 Foundered 1897 above Pointe aux Barques
Persian H. J. Winslow Cargo Ship 1,629 1874 Burnt 1875 off Long Point ON
125452 Commodore Western Tptn Co Cargo Ship 2,082 1875 Scrapped 1916
3076 Buffalo Western Tptn Co Cargo Ship 1,762 1878 Auburn 1899, barge 1911, abandoned 1924
125669 Conestoga Erie & Western Tptn Co Cargo Ship 1,726 1878 Burnt 1922 in Cardinal Canal ON
6961 Delaware Erie & Western Tptn Co Cargo Ship 1,731 1878 Charles B. Hill 1905, wrecked 1906 near Fairport OH
91150 Milwaukee Western Tptn Co Cargo Ship 1,770 1879 Yonkers 1902, made into a barge 1911, lost 1917
125751 Chicago Western Tptn Co Cargo Ship 1,847 1879 Rome 1901, burnt 1909 at Lime I.
95610 Henry Chisholm A. Bradley Cargo Ship 1,775 1880 Wrecked 1898 on Rock of Ages Reef
80778 Wocoken R. K. Winslow Cargo Ship 1,400 1880 Foundered 1893 near Long Point
145268 Tacoma T. Wilson & others Cargo Ship 1,879 1881 Burnt 1914 at Ludington MI
125918 Cumberland W. G. Winslow & others Cargo Ship 1,601 1881 Collinge 1913, Stuart W 1916, Yewbay 1923, abandoned 1923
76199 John B. Lyon F. Perew Cargo Ship 1,710 1881 Foundered 1900 off Ashtabula
125914 City of Rome H. J. Winslow Cargo Ship 1,908 1881 Burnt 1914 in Lake Erie
95711 Harry E. Packer Cargo Ship 1,183 1882 Eric W 1918, Birchbay 1923, wrecked 1923 near Portneuf QC
126033 City of Cleveland Schooner 1,609 1882 Wrecked 1901 on Perseverance Shoal
80897 Wallula Cargo Ship 1,924 1882 Scrapped 1921
14428 Kasota Cargo Ship 1,660 1884 A. A. Parker 1892, foundered 1903 off Grand Marais MI
85849 George Spencer Cargo Ship 1,360 1884 Wrecked 1905 off Thomasville MN
126358 Charlemagne Tower, Jr. Cargo Ship 1,825 1886 Foundered 1914 off N. Barnegat LV
116142 Samuel Mather J. W. Moore & others Cargo Ship 1,576 1887 In collision 1891 and sank off Whitefish Point
91928 Missoula T. Wilson & others Cargo Ship 1,926 1887 Foundered 1895 inLake Superior
110732 Robert R. Rhodes Cargo Ship 1,576 1887 To Canada 1912 (ON 131109), scuttled 1921 in Lake Ontario
27630 Yakima T. Wilson & others Cargo Ship 1,986 1887 Burnt 1905 in the St Clair River
106540 Annie M. Ash Cargo Ship 1,258 1888 Foundered 1907 off Fire Island
130410 Neosho R. R. Rhodes & others Cargo Ship 1,982 1888 Foundered 1919 off Fenwick LV
150424 Pascal P. Pratt F. L. Danforth & others Cargo Ship 1,927 1888 Burnt 1908 off Long Point ON
106539 Alfred P. Wright F. Perew Cargo Ship 2,207 1888 Burnt 1915 off Portage Entry MI
76824 James C. Lockwood J. C. Lockwood & others Cargo Ship 2,278 1889 Case 1899, burnt 1917 off East Sister I.
155166 Olympia T. Wilson & others Cargo Ship 2,065 1889 Scrapped 1917
130440 Neshoto R. R. Rhodes & others Cargo Ship 2,255 1889 Wrecked 1908 at Crisp Point MI
126650 C. B. Lockwood O. G. Kent Cargo Ship 2,139 1890 Foundered 1902 off Fairport OH
110860 R. E. Schuck J. C. Gilchrist Cargo Ship 2,122 1890 C C Hand 1903, burnt 1913 off Big Summer I.

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