ALMIRA (1849, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALMIRA
Year of Build:
1849
Official Number:
29358
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, OH
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J. Curtis
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
84.9'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
5'
Tonnage (old style):
80.35
Final Disposition
Date:
2 Dec 1871
How:
Cut by ice, foundered.
Notes:
Five lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1849-51 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1849,Sep 6 Ashore Ashtabula, OH.

1854-55 Enrolled Sandusky, OH; 80.35 ton scow.

1856-65 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1860 Owned John Mullen, Racine, WI; 76 tons.

1866 Owned M. O'Connor, Milwaukee,WI.

1868 Owned Milwaukee, WI; 78.69 gross tons.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
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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