DAVIS, GEORGE (1882, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DAVIS, GEORGE
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
85719
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sebewaing, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
George E. Davis
Original Owner:
George E. Davis
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
37.5'
Beam:
12.2'
Depth:
3.6'
Tonnage (gross):
11
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Wenona Beach, Saginaw Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
29 May 1901
Notes:
Driven ashore & broke up. Location also given as Point Edward, Lake Huron.
History
Chronology:

1882, May 24 Enrolled Port Huron, MI.

1887, Sep 16 Enrolled Port Huron, MI; owned Albert M. Stockman; 47 x 12.4 x 3.3, 15 gross tons.

1895 Collision with bridge, Bay City, MI; lost foremast.

1901, Oct 5 Documents surrendered; total loss, Point Edward Oct 2, 1901.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Loudon G. Wilson
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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