SPANKER (1865, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SPANKER
Year of Build:
1865
Official Number:
57281
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gibralter, MI
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
67'
Beam:
18' 6"
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
52.50
Final Disposition
Final Location:
near Centreville, WI
Lake Michigan
Date:
22 Nov 1869
How:
driven ashore in storm
Final Cargo:
lumber
Notes:
pounded to pieces rapidly
History
Chronology:

1865 Enrolled Detroit.

1866 Enrolled Port Huron; owned Alexander R. Sinclair, same place.

1866 Enrolled Detroit.

1868 Enrolled Milwaukee.

1869, Nov 22 Driven ashore near Centerville, WI, Lake Michigan; wrecked, cargo lumber.

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
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