CASE, J.I. (1874, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CASE, J.I.
Year of Build:
1874
Official Number:
75720
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Rand & Burger
Original Owner and Location:
J. I. Case Plow Works Co., Racine, WI
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
208.8'
Beam:
34.5'
Depth:
14.5'
Tonnage (gross):
827
Tonnage (net):
786
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Quebec, St. Lawrence River.
Date:
1933
How:
Scuttled.
Notes:
1937 Documents surrendered.
History
Chronology:

1871 Largest vessel built to date in Manitowoc; reportedly tallest on Lakes at 200'.

1883, Nov 12 Ashore Hog Island Reef, Lake Michigan.

1883, Dec Released & repaired Milwaukee, WI.

1889 Dismasted on Lake Michigan.

1892 Owned John Corrigan, Cleveland, OH; reduced to towbarge.

1896, Sep 30 Ashore Bath, Lake Ontario with coal.

1897 Owned C.E. Eastman, Saginaw, MI.

1900 Owned James Corrigan, Cleveland.

1905 Owned James O'Connor, Tonawanda, NY.

1908 Owned Frank Ronecker, Tonawanda.

1909 Owned Boland & Cornelius, Buffalo, NY.

1912 Owned Edward Hines Lumber Co., Chicago, IL.

1920 Onwed Sincennes-McNaughton, Montreal, QUE; C141595; 207.8 x 34 x 14.5; 814 gross tons.

1930 Owned Sin-Mac Lines Ltd., Montreal.

1933 Scuttled.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
Lorne Joyce
Contact
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Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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