FOUR BROTHERS (1870, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FOUR BROTHERS
Year of Build:
1870
Official Number:
9925
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Holland, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
C. Scotch
Original Owner and Location:
J. Thompson, Holland, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
88.5'
Beam:
21.5'
Depth:
6.6'
Tonnage (gross):
95
Tonnage (net):
91
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lake Michigan.
Date:
28 Oct 1892
How:
Stranded.
Notes:
Stranded & lost in heavy gale.
History
Chronology:

1871 95 tons.

1874, Mar Collision with Chicago bridge.

1881 Owned Manitowoc party, WI; 95.56 gross tons.

1883, Nov Aground at Muskegon, MI, Lake Michigan.

1884 Owned P. Safriauson, Manitowoc.

1885 95.56 gross / 90.79 net tons.

1887, Jul 24 Damaged in collision with mud scow at Chicago, IL.

1888 Owned Milwaukee party, WI.

1890 Owned Hanson, Manitowoc.

1892, Oct 28 Wrecked on Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Great Lakes Register
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Peter J. VanderLinden
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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