DUVALL, J. (1874, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DUVALL, J.
Year of Build:
1874
Official Number:
75721
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Plain head & square stern.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Rand & Burger
Original Owner and Location:
George W. Slauson, Racine, WI.
Ownership Notes:
Geo. Guinmer, Kewaunee, WI. Joseph Duvall, Kewaunee, WI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
103'
Beam:
24' 3"
Depth:
7' 6"
Tonnage (gross):
131.61
Tonnage (net):
125.03
Capacity:
170,000' lumber
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Harsen's (Farson's) Island, ONT.
St. Clair River.
Date:
5 Dec 1905
How:
Struck & sunk.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Struck by whaleback JAMES B. COLGATE in passing error & sank; no lives lost; hull dynamited 1906.
History
Chronology:

1874, May Launched.

1874, May 22 First enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1874, Jul 13 Capsized off Two Rivers, WI; 4 dead.

1881, Mar 30 Owned Theodore Platter et al.

1888, Mar 19 Owned George W. Davidson, Racine, WI.

1905, Dec 5 Strucked & sunk near Harsen's (Farsons) Island.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Milwaukee Public Library
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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