ROUGE (1866, Steambarge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ROUGE
Year of Build:
1866
Official Number:
56151
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Note: Built as a barge, powered in 1868
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
L.Trombly
Original Owner and Location:
L. Allen, et.al., Detroit, Michigan
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
59'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
3'
Tonnage (gross):
26.11
History
Chronology:

1866, November 4 Enrolled at Detroit as a barge

1868, August Owned George Meek, et.al., Detroit, rebuilt as a

steambarge

1869 Owned James Kelly, Detroit

1870 Owned James Kelly, et.al., Detroit; rebuilt, readmeasured

68 x 16.9 x 3.9', 41.89 gross tons

In lumber trade, Port Huron, Michigan to Toledo, Ohio

1871 Owned Jos. Desana, et. al., Detroit

1871, May Capsized at Wyandotte, Michigan with a cargo of stone; raised

1871, November 29 Owned Jos. Desana, Detroit

1873 Owned Thomas Lewis, Detroit

1881 Owned Edward Welsh, Detroit

1883, September 30 Documents surrendered at Detroit, vessel abandoned

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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