RELIABLE (1880, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RELIABLE
Year of Build:
1880
Official Number:
110435
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Thomas Davis
Original Owner and Location:
Thomas Davis, Detroit, MI
Hull Dimensions
Length:
91'
Beam:
22.7'
Depth:
6.4'
Tonnage (gross):
83.54
Tonnage (net):
79.37
Final Disposition
Final Location:
2.5 mi. SE Milwaukee, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
16 Aug 1913
How:
Capsized; boiler explosion.
Final Cargo:
Sand.
Notes:
Caught in storm; leaking, pumps could not handle.
History
Chronology:

1882 Listed as no survey.

1884 Listed as scow.

1896 Rebuilt as propeller; 97 gross/144 net tons; same owner.

1900 Owned John S. Quinn, Detroit.

1908 Owned John Miller, Marine City, MI.

1910 Owned Emil Krause, Milwaukee, WI; a sandsucker.

1913, Aug Capsized & sunk.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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