BISWABIK (1894, Schooner-barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BISWABIK
Year of Build:
1894
Official Number:
3625
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Marine City, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner-barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Alex Anderson
Original Owner:
N. & B. Mills
Ownership Notes:
Launched May 12, enrolled Port Huron.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
240'
Beam:
41'
Depth:
17'
Tonnage (gross):
1401
Tonnage (net):
1332
Final Disposition
Date:
1933
How:
Abandoned due to age.
History
Chronology:

1898 Towed by SPARTA & GOGEBIC.

1901, Dec 3 Hit canal wall St. Clair Flats & sank in 22' of water.

1909 Went to Atlantic coast.

1933 Abandoned, Boston?

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Great Lakes News
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
Loudon G. Wilson
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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