MARKHAM, GEORGE C. (1883, Steambarge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MARKHAM, GEORGE C.
Also known as:
CULLEN, JOHN W.
Year of Build:
1883
Official Number:
85779
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, WI
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Note: 1 stack.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Milwaukee Shipyard Co.
Original Owner and Location:
John Fitzgerald et al, Milwaukee
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
24.5 x 30", 300hp @ 102rpm engine, Weisel & Vilter Co., Milwaukee, WI (1883). 7 x 141 @ 90# steam firebox boiler, Robert Davis, Milwaukee (1883).
Hull Dimensions
Length:
141.4'
Beam:
28.2'
Depth:
10.5'
Tonnage (gross):
309.23
Tonnage (net):
249.68
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Frying Pan Island, Detour, MI.
Mouth of St. Mary's River, Lake Huron.
Date:
6 Dec 1932
How:
Abandoned.
Notes:
Documents surrendered Cleveland, OH; bought T.L. Durocher, used as dredge until abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1883, May 19 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1887 Ran Manistee, MI - Chicago, IL with lumber.

1889, Mar 27 Owned W.E. Fitzgerald et al, Milwaukee.

1890 7'6" x 14' @ 120# steam firebox boiler, Phoenix Iron Works, Port Huron, MI.

1899, Mar 31 Owned Thomas Munroe et al, Muskegon, MI.

1904, Jul 21 Sunk by GEORGE L CRAIG while docked at Marine City, MI.

1906, Dec 14 Owned William Munroe et al, Muskegon.

1907 Towed LYMAN DAVIS.

1909, Oct 19 Collision with Taylor St. bridge, Chicago, IL.

1914, Apr 8 Owned George A. Douglas, Detroit, MI; converted to sand barge.

1917, Apr 3 Owned Cadillac Builders Supply Co, Detroit; John L. Cullen, president.

1920, Jun 11 Renamed JOHN W. CULLEN.

1927, May 31 Owned estate of Sydney C. McLouth, Cadillac Supply Co.

1928, May 1 Owned Great Lakes Gravel Co, Detroit.

1929, May 1 Owned Valley Camp Coal Co, Cleveland, OH.

1932, Dec 6 Abandoned Detour, MI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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