WAVE (1864, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WAVE
Year of Build:
1864
Official Number:
26645
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport, MI
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Robert C. Cornwall
Original Owner and Location:
D. Gallagher, et.al., Newport, Michigan
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Propulsion Notes:
Engine in HURON & FRANKLIN MOORE before into WAVE
Hull Dimensions
Length:
115'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
7.1'
Tonnage (old style):
153.62
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Charity Island, Saginaw Bay, Michigan, Lake Huron
Date:
27 Aug 1874
How:
Burned
Final Cargo:
Logs
Notes:
Caught fire while rafting logs, biler later exploded her to pieces All hands
History
Chronology:

1864, July 19 First enrolled Port Huron, Michigan

1865, December 2 Owned Neal B. Rogers, et.al., Bay City, Michigan;

117 x 19.6 x 8.2', 122.63 gross tons

1869, March 24 Owned Peter C. Smith & Henry C. Moore, Bangor, Michigan

1872 Plied at Saginaw, Michigan

1874, August 28 Burned off Charity Island, Saginaw Bay, Michigan,

Lake Huron

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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