ELLEN (1893, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ELLEN
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
136358
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, WI
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Milwaukee Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner and Location:
Lake Shore Sand Co., Milwaukee, WI.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
18 x 24", 285hp @ 140rpm engine by Vulcan Iron Works, Chicago, IL. 7 x 12', 120# steam fire box boiler by Lake Erie Boiler Works, Buffalo, NY.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
121'
Beam:
30'
Depth:
8'
Tonnage (gross):
349.95
Tonnage (net):
194.83
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Milwaukee, WI. Lake Michigan
Date:
1927
How:
Abandoned.
Notes:
1931 Remains removed by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
History
Chronology:

1893, Apr 21 Enrolled, Milwaukee, WI.

1894, Jun 5 Owned Milwaukee Sand & Gravel Co., Milwaukee.

1924 Laid up east bank Milwaukee River.

1927, Aug 17 Documents surrendered; abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
Great Lakes Register
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
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
(989)356-6188
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