VITA (1888, Yacht)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
VITA
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
161586
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Trenton, MI
Vessel Type:
Yacht
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John Craid
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
10 + 18 x 14", 200hp @ 170rpm engine by Fulton Iron works, Detroit, MI. 6' x 10'6" @ 140# steam, firebox boiler by Love & Schofield, Port Huron, MI (1888).
Hull Dimensions
Length:
86'
Beam:
18'
Depth:
6.8'
Tonnage (gross):
69
Tonnage (net):
48
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Yeo Island, Georgian Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
5 Nov 1910
How:
Wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned M.S. Smith, Trenton, MI.

1910, Nov 5 Wrecked Yeo Island, Georgian Bay; owned Frank S. Upton, Charlotte, NY.

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
(989)356-6188
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