AIMEE (1879, Yacht)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AIMEE
Year of Build:
1879
Official Number:
105856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Alpena, MI
Vessel Type:
Yacht
Note: Undecked steam yacht.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
James Worthy
Original Owner and Location:
W.S. Churchill, Alpena, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
0
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
36'
Beam:
9'
Depth:
6.3'
Tonnage (gross):
8.7
Tonnage (net):
6.07
Final Disposition
Final Location:
N. of Presque Isle, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
20 Nov 1880
How:
Foundered.
History
Chronology:

1880, Nov 20 Stranded & destroyed by waves & ice. Later broke her moorings, drifted away & foundered. Owned Thunder Bay Boom Co.(Churchill).

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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