TRAVELLER (1852, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TRAVELLER
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport, MI
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J.L. Wolverton
Original Owner and Location:
Eber B. Wood & Samuel Ward, Detroit & Newport, respectively
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
199.11'
Beam:
29'
Depth:
10.1'
Tonnage (old style):
603
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Eagle Harbor, Michigan, Lake Superior
Date:
17 Aug 1865
How:
Fire
History
Chronology:

1854, April Broke shaft on Lake Michigan

1854, May 29 Collided with schooner KIRK

1854, July Burned at Chicago

1855, July 30 Owned Stephan Clement, et.al., Chicago

1861, November Ashore at Round Island, Straits of Mackinac

1862, April 21 Owned John Hutchings, Detroit

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
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