LORETTA (1892, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LORETTA
Year of Build:
1892
Official Number:
141238
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sebawaing, MI
Vessel Type:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Carpenter Brothers
Original Owner and Location:
Cliffard C. Brooks, W. Bay City, MI
Hull Dimensions
Length:
140'
Beam:
30.5'
Depth:
8.8'
Tonnage (gross):
328
Tonnage (net):
311
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Alger, Smith & Co. dock, Black River, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
7 Oct 1896
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Bound for Grand Marais, MI, burned at dock also destroying the lumber, shingles, and part of the dock.
History
Chronology:

1892 Ran one season as tow barge.

1893, Jun 21 Enrolled Port Huron, MI; fitted with machinery, 394 gross / 284 net tons, in lumber trade.

1893, Nov Sunk East Tawas, MI, Lake Huron; raised.

1894 Owned Herman Endress, Detroit, MI.

1894, May 21 Sprung a leak & grounded neaer mouth of AuSable River, Oscoda, MI.

1896, Oct 7 Burned Lake Huron; 394.52 gross / 284.19 net tons.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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