RICHARDS, HENRY C. (1873, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RICHARDS, HENRY C.
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
95257
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
H.B. Burger
Original Owner and Location:
Jonah Richards, Manitowoc
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
188.8'
Beam:
32.7'
Depth:
13'
Tonnage (gross):
699
Tonnage (net):
664
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Little Point Sable.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
27 Oct 1895
How:
Foundered.
Notes:
Foundered in tow of H.C. TUTTLE in gale & blizzard; crew rescued by White Lake Lifesaving Service.
History
Chronology:

1876, Aug Collision with bridge at Manitowoc, WI.

1880, Oct Driven ashore North Bay.

1883, Nov Ashore near Chicago with 1,150 tons coal for Chicago.

1889 Towed by RUBE RICHARDS with MAY RICHARDS.

1889, Jul Chartered Lake Erie to Duluth & Two Harbors to Lake Erie with ore.

1892 Towed by GEORGE PRESLEY.

1895, Oct 29 Foundered Lake Michigan; owned Benham et al, Cleveland.

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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