LAKETON (1867, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LAKETON
Year of Build:
1867
Official Number:
14826
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ferrysburg, MI
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
H.C. Pierson
Original Owner and Location:
Brittain & Co., Grand Haven, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
96.4'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
7.5'
Tonnage (gross):
146.97
Final Disposition
Date:
23 Oct 1893
How:
Out of commission.
History
Chronology:

1867, May 3 Enrolled Grand Haven, MI; ran Grand Haven - Muskegon, MI.

1867, Oct 10 Blew out cylinder head & beached Grand Haven; released by tug TEMPEST; repaired.

1868 Owned Muskegon.

1870, Aug 31 Rebuilt as tug; 73.72 gross / 46.98 net tons.

1871 Inspected Chicago District.

1872, Jun 21 Owned William Mitchell, Bay City, MI; 95.5 x 16.9 x 7.5'.

1873 Repaired.

1875 Repaired.

1881 Towing 4 barges.

1883 Repaired.

1886, Jun 2 Rig changed to schooner; 97 x 16 x 7', 78.03 gross / 74.13 net tons.

1887, Sep 14 Rebuilt as tug at Port Huron; 96.33 x 17 x 7.43', 74.61 gross / 44.53 net tons; owned D.R. Sprague, Port Huron, MI.

1887, Oct 23 Bound to Saginaw with general supplies, wrecked near Deer Park, east of Grand Marais, MI.

1887, Oct 25 Refloated.

1888 Repaired as wrecker at Haynes Yard, Port Huron.

1889, Jun 11 Rebuilt 96.4 x 17 x 7.5', 74 gross tons; owned H. McMorran.

1889, Nov 29 Owned F. Emmy.

1893, Oct 16 Documents surrendered, out of commission.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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