SAILOR BOY (1891, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SAILOR BOY
Year of Build:
1891
Official Number:
116393
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, MI
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
F.W. Wheeler & Williams
Original Owner and Location:
Bay Line & Fire Boat Co., Bay City, MI
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
9, 18 x 18", 215hp @ 100rpm engine (1891). 5'9" x 11' @ 150# steam, scotch boiler.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
91'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
6.5'
Tonnage (gross):
162
Tonnage (net):
111
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Osceola Point, Hancock, MI.
Lake Superior.
Date:
12 May 1921
How:
Burned at dock.
Notes:
Date also listed as 1923.
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned R. Armstrong, Bay City.

1901 Owned J.E. Spalding, Port Clinton, OH.

1908 New 7 x 10' @ 150# steam, scotch boiler by Johnston Brothers, Ferrysburg.

1920 Owned Hart Transportation Co., Green Bay, WI.

1921, May 12 Burned, Hancock, MI, Lake Superior.

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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