PRESTON (1891, Steambarge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PRESTON
Also known as:
HARLOW
Year of Build:
1891
Official Number:
150537
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Green Bay, WI
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
P.F. Thrall
Original Owner and Location:
P.F. Thrall, Green Bay
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16,32 x 26", 300hp @ 85rpm engine by Phoenix Iron Works, Port Huron, MI. 7'6" X 14' @ 125# steam, firebox boiler by Phoenix Iron Works.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
154'
Beam:
34.4'
Depth:
10.7'
Tonnage (gross):
472.28
Tonnage (net):
334.31
History
Chronology:

1893, Mar 30 Owned Cleveland Cedar Co., Cleveland, OH.

1894, Mar 31 Owned William J. Harlow et al, Toledo, OH.

1894, Sep 5 Grounded, Hog Lake Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, MI; released by tug BROCKAWAY.

1899 Rebuilt & lengthened at Toledo; 193.7 x 35 x 11'; 639 gross tons.

1901, Jun 29 Became waterlogged in gale & abandoned, Lake Superior; later towed to Port Coldwell, ONT.

1902 Rebuilt, Toledo; 193.7 x 35 x 10.6'; 575 gross tons; renamed HARLOW.

1906 Stranded on head of Fighting Island near Detroit, MI.

1913, Feb 13 Owned Lillian B. Burke et al, Detroit.

1914, Jul 29 Owned Edward Closser et al, Detroit.

1915 Rebuilt as clam shell dredge.

1916, Jul 6 Owned Frederick D. Gleason, Detroit.

1921, May 16 Owned F.D. Gleason Coal Co., Detroit.

1927, Jun 30 Enrollment surrendered, Detriot; "vessel abandoned-wore out".

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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