LITTLE GEORGY (1870, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LITTLE GEORGY
Year of Build:
1870
Official Number:
15806
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sheboygan, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Frank Hamilton
Original Owner and Location:
Olsen, Sheboygan, WI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
81.8'
Beam:
17.7'
Depth:
5.9'
Tonnage (gross):
52
Tonnage (net):
49
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Straits of Mackinac. Lake Michigan / Lake Huron
Date:
9 Oct 1912
How:
Foundered.
History
Chronology:

1873, Oct Scuttled off Holland, MI.

1874 Declared total loss, recovered.

1876 Owned C. Raab, Sheboygan, WI.

1881, May 2 Struck by Propeller NEW ERA at Grand Haven, MI.

1882, Oct 24 Fire near Milwaukee, WI.

1884, May 4 Collided with schooners NELLIE & ANNIE & the TENNIE & LAURA, Muskegon, MI.

1885, Jul 29 Owned Doctor Snider, Grand Marais, MI.

1901 Stranded near Manitowoc, WI.

1912, Oct 9 Sunk, Straits of Mackinaw.

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

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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