Wolf & Davidson, Milwaukee WI

This yard was started by James M. Jones, on what is now known as Jones Island. After several changes of ownership and location, it became Wolf & Davidson in 1867 and continued under that name until closing in 1892. The yard was located at the foot of Washington Street: see the site from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 18 May 2016.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Built	Disposition
Built by Ellsworth & Davidson
	24236	Tanner		Schooner	622	1863	Wrecked 1875 near Milwaukee WI
	18173	Nelson		Bark	503	1866	Foundered 1899 off Grand Marais MI
	50395	Milton		Schooner	131	1867	Stranded 1885 at Two Rivers WI
Built by Wolf & Davidson
	105030	Angus Smith		Schooner	641	1871	Abandoned 1910
	75593	Joseph Paige		Schooner	626	1872	Wrecked 1897
	20468	Penokee		Schooner	333	1872	Abandoned 1923
	105471	Alice B. Norris		Schooner	628	1872	Abandoned 1923
	115227	Saveland		Schooner	689	1873	Wrecked 1903
	85374	George G. Houghton		Schooner	332	1873	Sank 1907
	90583	Marengo		Schooner	648	1873	Wrecked 1912
	140062	Lem Ellsworth		Schooner	342	1874	Foundered 1894
	90719	Moonlight		Schooner	777	1874	Foundered 1903
	135116	E. D. Holton		Tug	25	1874	Burned 1931
	120210	Flora		Schooner	532	1875	Later Urania 1899, Flora 1905, scrapped 1912
	75867	James McGordon		Tug	54	1876	Later J. C. Evans 1898, scrapped 1914
	110384	Resumption		Schooner	294	1879	Wrecked 1914
	150205	Progress	Wolf & Davidson	Cargo Ship	1,596	1880	Barge 1908, deleted 1927
	125799	Crawford		Tug	30	1880	Scrapped 1908
	91272	Minnesota	Inter Ocean Tptn	Cargo Ship	1,138	1880	Burnt Algonac MI 1903
	3163	Business	Wolf & Davidson	Cargo Ship	985	1881	Abandoned 1912
	95651	Helen		Schooner	119	1881	Foundered 1886
	76317	Joseph Goldsmith		Tug	52	1882	Abandoned 1903
	126009	Chicago		Tug	40	1882	Scrapped 1915
	76392	Jim Sheriffs		Cargo Ship	847	1883	Later Peters 1897, Charles Horn 1915, James Dempsey 1920, burnt Manistee 1922
	76518	James Mowat		Schooner	523	1884	Wrecked 1919
	81112	W. J. Carter		Cargo Ship	317	1886	Foundered off Brighton 1923
	81164	William H. Wolf	Wolf & Davidson	Cargo Ship	2,265	1887	Burnt at Woodtick Is 1921
	110724	Roswell P. Flower	Milwaukee S.S.	Cargo Ship	1,593	1887	Later Agnes W 1915, wrecked Claude Point 1918
	85016	George H. Dyer	Wolf & Davidson	Cargo Ship	1,372	1888	Later Hennepin 1898, barge 1926, foundered 1927
	145842	Thomas Davidson	Wolf & Davidson	Cargo Ship	2,226	1888	Abandoned 1933
	106683	Arthur		Tug	36	1889	Abandoned 1921
	126575	Carl		Tug	33	1889	Abandoned 1922
	120794	Fred Pabst	Wolf & Davidson	Cargo Ship	2,430	1890	In collision in the St Clair River 1907
	120851	Ferdinand Schlesinger	T. Davidson	Cargo Ship	2,607	1891	Foundered off Passage I 1919
	86194	Golden		Tug	44	1892	Abandoned 1922

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