ATHENS (1897, Schooner-barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ATHENS
Year of Build:
1897
Official Number:
107276
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner-barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
James Davidson
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
293.6'
Beam:
44.6'
Depth:
19.1'
Tonnage (gross):
2073
Tonnage (net):
1953
Final Disposition
Final Location:
25 miles west of Southampton, ONT.
Lake Huron.
Date:
7 Oct 1917
How:
Foundered.
Notes:
Behind Canadian steamer LUCKNOW, was lost from tow, broke back & sank in blizzard; 5 crew lost.
History
Chronology:

1899, May 15 Collided into East Pier, Fairport, OH; damaged.

1906, Nov 22 Reported foundered, Lake Erie; found 2 days later off Huron, OH; anchored, steering damaged.

1917, Oct 7 Sank Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
John O. Greenwood
Inland Seas, Great Lakes Historical Society
Newspaper Clippings
Lorne Joyce
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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