ATMOSPHERE (1863, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ATMOSPHERE
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
1027
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milan, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Wm. Shupe
Original Owner and Location:
Valentine Fries, Milan, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
134.9'
Beam:
25.1'
Depth:
11.1'
Tonnage (old style):
351
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Port Huron. St. Clair River. Lake Huron
Date:
1924
How:
Abandoned.
Notes:
1924, May 21 Documents surrendered Pt. Huron "abandoned as unfit for service".
History
Chronology:

1863-c1879 Owned, Valentine Fries.

1863 Enrolled Sandusky, OH.

1864 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1865 Readmeasured 275 gross tons.

1874 Repaired.

1897, Oct Grounded False Detour passage, Lake Huron, with stone.

1897, Nov Released, towed to Cleveland.

1898 Reported as barge.

1912 Rebuilt Reid & Sons Yard, Pt. Huron.

1913 Rebuilt as crane-equiped sand dredge.

1920, Mar 31 Enrolled Pt. Huron; last owner R.P. Thompson.

1924, May 21 Documents surrendered.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
John O. Greenwood
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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