ST. CLAIR (1854, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ST. CLAIR
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, QUE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
A. Cantin
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
156'
Beam:
26.3'
Depth:
10.3'
Tonnage (gross):
286
Tonnage (net):
272
Final Disposition
Final Location:
1/2 mile above Port Sanilac.
Lake Huron.
Date:
1 Oct 1888
How:
Foundered in gale.
Final Cargo:
350 tons coal
Notes:
5 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1864 Dismantled, Detroit, MI.

1864, Sep 23 Owned Grand Trunk Railway Co., Sarnia, ONT; engine went into W.J. SPICER at Sarnia.

1866, Jul 26 Owned Captain John Strachen et al; rebuilt as lumber barge.

1869 Owned North Western Transportation Co., St. Clair, MI.

1870 Large repairs.

1871 Owned L.F. Hunt, East Saginaw, MI.

1873 Repaired at Clark's dock, Detroit.

1874 Rebuilt; 156.4 x 26.4 x 4.6'; 296 gross tons.

1875 Owned Lane et al, Saginaw, MI.

1878 Recaulked at Demsford & Alversons drydock, Detroit.

1879 Owned Green & Oths, Bay City, MI.

1883 Owned Charley Wescott et al, Marine City, MI; lying in Pine River, St. Clair; to be repaired & recieve new upper works at Marine City.

1888, Oct 1 Foundered off Sand Beach (Harbor Beach), Lake Huron.

1889, Apr 4 Enrollment surrendered "total loss in October 1888.

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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