ALOHA (1888, Schooner-barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALOHA
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
106542
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Mt. Clemens, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner-barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
W. Duloc
Original Owner and Location:
Charles Hebard, Pequaming, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
173'
Beam:
32.4'
Depth:
12'
Tonnage (gross):
522
Tonnage (net):
501
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lake Ontario near Kingston at Nine Mile Point.
Date:
28 Oct 1917
Final Depth:
50''
How:
Sank in storm.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Sank in gale while in tow of steamer C.W. CHAMBERLAIN; Skipper was lost; 4 crew rescued. Wreck sold to Milnes Coal Co., but never raised. 1964 Wreck discovered.
History
Chronology:

1892 Collided with schooner JOSEPHINE on Lake George flats, St. Mary's River; JOSEPHINE sunk.

1892, Jul 22 Coal taken off stranded ALOHA, Sand Beach, MI.

1892, Sep Undergoing repairs Port Huron.

1902 Reduced to barge Buffalo, NY.

1914 Sold Canadian (C134264).

1917 Owned Midland Transportation Co.

1918 Hull sold Milnes Coal Co. but abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
John O. Greenwood
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
Lorne Joyce
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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