JOHNSON, NELLIE (1894, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOHNSON, NELLIE
Year of Build:
1894
Official Number:
130667
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. James (Beaver Island), MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Johnson
Original Owner and Location:
John Johnson, St. James, Beaver Island, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
51.8'
Beam:
18'
Depth:
4'
Tonnage (gross):
41
Tonnage (net):
39
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Frankfort, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
1917
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1901, Dec 3 Sprang leak on leaving Charlevoix, MI, with load of peas; towed back to Charlevoix by lifesaving tug.

1903 Carried two miles of rails to Beaver Island for railroad.

1907 Owned Peter Johnson, St. James.

1908 Owned Capt. R.J. McCormick; stolen from Grand Haven by Capt. Dan Seavey who took her to Chicago to sell load of cedar logs; failing that, took vessel to Frankfort & moored in river near his home.

1909 Owned Harvey Morrison, Traverse City, MI.

1915 Owned A.S. Cunningham.

1917 Abandoned, possibly at Frankfort.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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