EMERY (1887, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EMERY
Year of Build:
1887
Official Number:
95913
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
James Kelly
Original Owner:
L. McLaughtin
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
73.4'
Beam:
19.3'
Depth:
6.2'
Tonnage (gross):
67
Tonnage (net):
64
Final Disposition
Final Location:
1 1/8 mile NNE Sand Beach Harbor (Harbor Beach), MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
9 Aug 1899
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Foundered attempting to enter harbor in storm. 1899, Dec 30 Documents surrendered.
History
Chronology:

1887, Jun 2 Enrolled Port Huron, MI.

1895 Sank in Howe's Slip, West Bay City.

1897 Raised.

1899, Aug 9 Foundered, Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
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
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