BOECKLING, G.A. (1909, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BOECKLING, G.A.
Year of Build:
1909
Official Number:
206423
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, MI
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Note: 4 watertight bulkheads
Hull Materials:
Steel
Number of Decks:
3
Hull Number:
63
Builder Name:
Great Lake Engineering Works
Original Owner and Location:
Bay Transportation Co., Sandusky, OH
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Inclined Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
25.5 & 44.5 x 72", 600hp @ 32 rpm; used engines rebuilt Detroit, 1909. 12' x 11' 11" scotch boiler, John Brennan Co., Detroit.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
115.16'
Beam:
30'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (gross):
328
Tonnage (net):
157
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Toledo, OH shipyard.
Lake Erie.
Date:
21 Jun 1989
How:
Burned by arsonists.
Notes:
Was being restored.
History
Chronology:

1909-1955 Owned Bay Transportation Co., Sandusky, OH.

1952 Retired from service, Sandusky.

1953 Removed from documentation.

1955-1983 Owned Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI, floating machine shop.

1983 Being restored @ Toledo, OH.

1989, Jun 21 Destroyed by fire.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
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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