ARGO (1829, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ARGO
Year of Build:
1829
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Captain John Burtis
Original Owner:
Captain John Burtis
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
5 1/2" x 19" engine, 4 hp.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
42'
Beam:
9'
Depth:
2.5'
Tonnage (old style):
9
Final Disposition
Date:
1836
How:
Presumed abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1830-34 First steam ferry Detroit River; run occasionally on Rouge River, Dearborn, MI.

1830 Registered Detroit; ran St. Clair River, to Flats; week to make the round trip from Detroit to Port Huron; first vessel to load Newport(Marine City).

1832 Owned L. Davenport.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Burton Collection
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Lytle List
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
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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