PFISTER GUIDO (1873, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PFISTER GUIDO
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
85304
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Two Rivers, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Jasper Hanson & Hans Scove
Master Carpenter:
Joseph Hanson
Original Owner and Location:
N. A. Nelson, Guido Pfister et al., Milwaukee, WI
Ownership Notes:
Isaac Nelson & A. Olson
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
198.2'
Beam:
33'
Depth:
13.2'
Tonnage (gross):
694.27
Tonnage (net):
661.26
Capacity:
45,000 bushels
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Mouth Duluth Ship Canal
Lake Superior.
Date:
10 Oct 1885
How:
Stranded.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
GPS:
Latitude: 46 degrees 46' 46" N Longitude: 92 degrees 05' 24" W
Notes:
Stranded following towing mishap; abandoned in place; later covered with fill.
History
Chronology:

1873, May 27 Launched Manitowoc, WI.

1873, Jun 10 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1873, Aug Sprang leak, damaged cargo.

1873, Nov Collision with schooner TOPSY.

1877, Aug Collision with schooner HELVETIA at Chicago, IL.

1879, Sep 26 Ashore Middle Island Reef.

1879, Oct 9 Damaged by collision with schooner I.N. FOSTER at Plum Island.

1881, May 5 Owned Edward R. Smith, Buffalo who repaired her following damage in a gale.

1882, Mar 20 Owned Smith and Davis, Buffalo et al.

1883 Towed by COFFINBERRY.

1885 Towed by CITY OF ROME.

1885, Oct 10 Wrecked Lake Superior.

1899 Dynamited.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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