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- Adella ShoresThe Str.Adella Shores, built 1894 at Gibraltar, Mich. was purchased by Capt. Samuel Neff & Sons on March 20, 1897. It was 195'x 37' and of 734 gross tons. In 1904 the Shores broke records as a lumber carrier when she brought one million feet of lumber from Ashland, Wis. …The Str.Adella Shores, built 1894 at Gibraltar, Mich. was purchased by Capt. Samuel Neff & Sons on March 20, 1897. It was 195'x 37' and of 734 gross tons. In …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Wreck of D. S. AustinThe D.S.Austin, a wooden schooner of 281 gross tons, was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons from 1896 to 1898, when the schooner was stranded Nov. 7, 1898 on Lake Michigan, one-fourth mile north of the Ludington (Mich.) piers. The vessel broke up. See History of the Great Lakes, by …The D.S.Austin, a wooden schooner of 281 gross tons, was owned by Samuel Neff & Sons from 1896 to 1898, when the schooner was stranded Nov. 7, 1898 on Lake …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Steamer Sidney O. NeffThe steam barge, Sidney O. Neff was built at Manitowoc Wis. during the fall of 1890 and into 1891 by Capt. Sam Neff & Sons. It was 149 feet long, 30 feet in beam and 10 feet in depth; 435 gross tons; 350 h.p.; carried crew of 11. Details of …The steam barge, Sidney O. Neff was built at Manitowoc Wis. during the fall of 1890 and into 1891 by Capt. Sam Neff & Sons. It was 149 feet long, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Wreck of Schooner Charles N. RyanThe lake barge, Charles S. Ryan, 160 x 31 x 11; built 1873 at Sandusky, Ohio, was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons in 1896 from Byron Inman, Duluth, for $5,500; 411 gross tons. The Ryan in April,1897, struck the north harbor pier at Ludington, Mich. and sank; no cargo; …The lake barge, Charles S. Ryan, 160 x 31 x 11; built 1873 at Sandusky, Ohio, was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons in 1896 from Byron Inman, Duluth, for …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Steamer St. JosephIn 1888, the lumber carrier, St. Joseph, burned in the St. Clair river, near Sarnia, Ont. and went aground. The bow rose 4 feet out of the water; the stern was under water. Pontoons were used to raise the vessel to an even keel. The wreck was purchased by Capt. …In 1888, the lumber carrier, St. Joseph, burned in the St. Clair river, near Sarnia, Ont. and went aground. The bow rose 4 feet out of the water; the stern …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Steamer Edwin S. TiceThe Edwin S. Tice of 728 gross tons, built Manitowoc, Wis. in 1887, was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons in July of 1895 from F. W. Wheeler & Co., Bay City, Mich., giving the steamer St. Joseph as partial payment. It carried barrel and bulk salt, coal, other cargoes. …The Edwin S. Tice of 728 gross tons, built Manitowoc, Wis. in 1887, was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons in July of 1895 from F. W. Wheeler & Co., …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Steamer VenezuelaThe wooden steamer, Venezuela, of 2125 gross tons; 263.3' x 40.7 x 20' depth; crew of 20; 800 h.p.; built 1897, West Bay City, Mich. Owned by Charles S. Neff, Milwaukee, Wis. from 1913 until the 1920s. Carried pulpwood, coal, grain, salt. The Venezuela ended her days in a bone …The wooden steamer, Venezuela, of 2125 gross tons; 263.3' x 40.7 x 20' depth; crew of 20; 800 h.p.; built 1897, West Bay City, Mich. Owned by Charles S. Neff, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Connelly Bros. and VenezuelaThe wooden steamer, Venezuela, of 2125 gross tons; 263.3' x 40.7 x 20' depth; crew of 20; 800 h.p.; built 1897, West Bay City, Mich. Owned by Charles S. Neff, Milwaukee,Wis. from 1913 until the 1920s. Carried pulpwood, coal, grain, salt. The Venezuela ended her days in a bone yard …The wooden steamer, Venezuela, of 2125 gross tons; 263.3' x 40.7 x 20' depth; crew of 20; 800 h.p.; built 1897, West Bay City, Mich. Owned by Charles S. Neff, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Steamer Venezuela, barge and scowMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- Deck load of lumber on the VenezuelaMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- The last of the Venezuela, SanduskyThe last of the Venezuela, Sandusky, May 31, 1940The last of the Venezuela, Sandusky, May 31, 1940Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Tug WinneconneIn the late 1860s or 1870s, Capt. Samuel Neff owned an interest in the tug Winneconne. It was used mainly in the Lake Winnebago area. It was subsequently sold to the U.S. Engineering Dept., and delivered at Prairie du Chien.In the late 1860s or 1870s, Capt. Samuel Neff owned an interest in the tug Winneconne. It was used mainly in the Lake Winnebago area. It was subsequently sold to …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Tug AjaxThe tug, Ajax, 55' long, was built in 1870 for Capt. Sam Neff, Oshkosh, by the Ryan Bros., Oshkosh. H. S. Doman, builder of marine engines, Oshkosh, later of Antigo, said that the Ajax was the first propeller type steamer on the rivers above Oshkosh. The engine, a 14 by …The tug, Ajax, 55' long, was built in 1870 for Capt. Sam Neff, Oshkosh, by the Ryan Bros., Oshkosh. H. S. Doman, builder of marine engines, Oshkosh, later of Antigo, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Car Ferry Tow Barge No. 1Owned by Charles S.Neff, Milwaukee, 1915-1916; pulp wood carrier; 309 x 44 x 12; gunwale built; molded bow; load carried on deck; steam windlass; steam towing machine, ballast pump; light draft; winter quarters in Detroit in May, 1916, according to an advertisement for sale of barge in the Marine Review. …Owned by Charles S.Neff, Milwaukee, 1915-1916; pulp wood carrier; 309 x 44 x 12; gunwale built; molded bow; load carried on deck; steam windlass; steam towing machine, ballast pump; light …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Sternwheeler Brooklyn on Fox River(Printed material about the Brooklyn from a notebook of Charles S.Neff, presumably printed in Oshkosh, and with data supplied by Will Neff, son of W.W.Neff, captain of the Brooklyn. W.W.Neff and Sam Neff were brothers of Edwin Marion Neff, all three captains on the Wisconsin waterways) "This capacious boat was …(Printed material about the Brooklyn from a notebook of Charles S.Neff, presumably printed in Oshkosh, and with data supplied by Will Neff, son of W.W.Neff, captain of the Brooklyn. W.W.Neff …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Schooner Butcher BoyButcher Boy, ex barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; 149 feet long; 29 foot beam; 11 feet in depth. Built De Pere, Wis. 1868. Listed in Ship Masters' Assoc. Dir. 1903; Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1,p.802; Inland Lloyds Vessel Register,1893. In commission in 1899. …Butcher Boy, ex barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; 149 feet long; 29 foot beam; 11 feet in depth. Built De Pere, Wis. 1868. Listed in Ship …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Schooner Butcher BoyButcher Boy, ex barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; 149 feet long; 29 foot beam; 11 feet in depth. Built De Pere, Wis. 1868. Listed in Ship Masters' Assoc. Dir. 1903; Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1,p.802; Inland Lloyds Vessel Register,1893. In commission in 1899. …Butcher Boy, ex barque, sailed on the Great Lakes for many years; 149 feet long; 29 foot beam; 11 feet in depth. Built De Pere, Wis. 1868. Listed in Ship …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Str. Weston M. CarrollSteel steamer, Charles S.Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, Mich. 1901; launched 2 July 1901 for Capt. Samuel Neff and sons, Sidney O. Neff & Charles S.Neff; 200 x 38 x 11.6; 992 gross tons. Carried lumber, pig iron, grain; a fine ship; John A. Doak, captain. …Steel steamer, Charles S.Neff, built by Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron, Mich. 1901; launched 2 July 1901 for Capt. Samuel Neff and sons, Sidney O. Neff & Charles S.Neff; …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Str. Charlemagne Tower, Jr.For $1.00 "and other valuable considerations," Charles S. Neff, Milwaukee, Wis. purchased on Dec. 17, 1912, the wooden steamer, Charlemagne Tower Jr., of 1825 gross tons; 255.8' x 40', and 21.3'. It had been built in 1886 in Cleveland, 0., and was owned by the J. C. Gilchrist Co., Cleveland, …For $1.00 "and other valuable considerations," Charles S. Neff, Milwaukee, Wis. purchased on Dec. 17, 1912, the wooden steamer, Charlemagne Tower Jr., of 1825 gross tons; 255.8' x 40', and …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Steamer Congress (Ex Nebraska)The Congress was built under the name of the Nebraska in 1867. In Nov .1901, the vessel was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons from R.R.Rhodes, repaired in the Milwaukee Dry Dock Co. yards, and sold in June,1902, to J. J. Boland and Davis O. Hagen, Buffalo, N.Y. The name …The Congress was built under the name of the Nebraska in 1867. In Nov .1901, the vessel was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons from R.R.Rhodes, repaired in the Milwaukee …Maritime History of the Great Lakes