DAYLIGHT (1865, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DAYLIGHT
Year of Build:
1865
Official Number:
6200
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ferrysburg, MI
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
68
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ferrysburg, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
7 Oct 1870
How:
Fire.
Notes:
Caught fire at lumber mill dock; burned to total loss along with mill.
History
Chronology:

1865 Built Ferrysville, MI; enrolled Detroit, MI.

1867 Enrolled Grand Haven, MI.

1868 Registered Muskegon, MI.

1870 Transported passengers Manistee, MI - Grand Haven, MI.

1870, Oct Whistle pipe blew out near Saugatuck, MI, struck north side of pier; towed by IRA CHAFFE.

1870, Oct 7 Burned to total loss Ferrysville, MI; owned Ralph Brittain.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
List of Merchant Vessels of the United States
Lytle List
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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