CITY OF WOODSTOCK (1873, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CITY OF WOODSTOCK
Also known as:
R. KANTERS
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
125223
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
P. Larson & Christianson
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
112.6'
Beam:
25.6'
Depth:
8.4'
Tonnage (gross):
164
Tonnage (net):
155
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Manistique, MI. Lake Michigan
Date:
7 Sep 1903
How:
Stranded.
History
Chronology:

1873, Aug 3 Launched.

1876 Owned Johnson et al, Chicago, IL.

1881, Feb Sold by U.S. Marshall to Jacob Johnson then sold Thor Solverson.

1882, Apr Renamed R. KANTERS, owned Kanters & Blake.

1883 Rebuilt.

1896, May 29 Ashore on south side Pilot Island; slipped into deep water; stripped & abandoned Jun 2.

1896, Jun 7 Raised by Escanaba Wrecking Co., who took ownership.

1903, Sep 7 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Newspaper Clippings
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
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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