BELL, MATTIE C. (1882, Schooner-barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BELL, MATTIE C.
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
91420
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
East Saginaw, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner-barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Mason, Corning, & Co.
Master Carpenter:
Thomas Arnold
Original Owner and Location:
L.P. Mason, East Saginaw, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
181'
Beam:
33.4'
Depth:
11.5'
Tonnage (gross):
769
Tonnage (net):
742
Capacity:
700,000' lumber
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Big Summer Island,
Lake Michigan.
Date:
25 Nov 1895
How:
Standed & abandoned.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
In tow of steamer SHERIFFS, stranded in gale. Abandoned after 2 1/2 month recovery effort.
History
Chronology:

Duplicate of ROSA SONSMITH & NELLIE MASON, all built at same yard for same owners.

1882, Apr 13 Enrolled Port Huron, MI; owned L.P. Mason.

1882, Jun 3 Launched.

1889, Oct 23 In tow of steamer C.H. GREEN, struck by steamer MINNEAPOLIS in Southeast Bend, St. Clair River. Damaged, repaired Port Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
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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