BOTTSFORD, R (1882, Schooner-barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BOTTSFORD, R
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
110532
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lorain, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner-barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
H. D. Root
Original Owner and Location:
J. F. Rust et al ( Rust, King & Co.), Cleveland, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
167.1'
Beam:
32.9'
Depth:
10.3'
Tonnage (gross):
499
Tonnage (net):
474
Final Disposition
Date:
1927
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1882 Bay City & Cleveland lumber trade.

1888, Feb 9 Enrolled Port Huron, MI; owned G. Jackson; towed by steamer D. LEUTY.

1895 Laden with coal, broke loose of tow in gale, rescued.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
Lorne Joyce
Loudon G. Wilson
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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