ANDERSON, ALEX (1892, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ANDERSON, ALEX
Year of Build:
1892
Official Number:
106928
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Marine City, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Alex Anderson
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
193'
Beam:
37.2'
Depth:
13.7'
Tonnage (gross):
738
Tonnage (net):
728
Final Disposition
Final Location:
53 Miles SW Mantinicus, ME. Atlantic Ocean
Date:
1 Oct 1916
How:
Sunk.
Final Cargo:
Pulpwood.
Notes:
Ran into gale near Sable Island, ME; shifted pulpwood cargo & sank.
History
Chronology:

Employed by Mills Transportation Co., Maryville, MI in lumber trade.

1912 Made barge Reid & Sons shipyard, Port Huron, MI.

1916, Mar Owned salt water owners, Sullivan Transportation Co, NYC; affiliate Moore McCormack Co.

1917, Jun 30 Documentation surrendered total loss.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. Patrick Labadie
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
John O. Greenwood
Lorne Joyce
Loudon G. Wilson
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
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
(989)356-6188
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