SPADEMAN, CHARLES (1873, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SPADEMAN, CHARLES
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
125158
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Marine City, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Philip Rice
Original Owner and Location:
Philip Rice, East China, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
134.2'
Beam:
25.9'
Depth:
10.8'
Tonnage (gross):
307
Tonnage (net):
291
Final Disposition
Final Location:
3/4 mile southeast of South Bass Light
Lake Erie
Date:
10 Dec 1909
How:
holed by ice flow, sank
Final Cargo:
coal
History
Chronology:

1874 Listed as barge; 2 short masts.

1875 Listed as barge; 3 short masts.

1876 Owned Rice et al, E. China, MI; listed as schooner.

1882 Repaired; timbers aft, centerboard box.

1884 Listed as barge.

1886 Owned Scott Bros., Marine City, MI.

1895 Owned M. Siken, Marine City; towed by various vessels over years.

1903, Jul Sunk, St. Clair River, collided with steamer R. E. BUNSEN.

1909 In tow of steamer Huron City, holed by ice, sank.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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