CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS (1879, Propeller)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 30 x 30", 350hp @ 96rpm engine by Ottawa Iron Works, Ferrysburg, MI. 7' 10/12" x 161" firebox boiler by Johnston Bros., Ferrysburg, MI.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

1879, Jun 13 Enrolled Grand Haven; owned Hannah, Lay & Co., Traverse City; operated Traverse City - St. Ignace.

1890, Oct 22 Ran aground on Waugoshance reef, damaging stern post & shoe.

1893, May 31 Owned Oscar E. Wilbur, Charlevoix; same route.

1895, Dec 11 Owned Jay Hursley, Sault Ste Marie; Sault Ste Marie - Marquette.

1897, Apr 28 Ran ashore on Mackinac Island.

1897, May 5 Released by wrecker FAVORITE; to Manitowoc for repairs.

1897, Jun 1 Owned South Haven & Chicago Transportation Co., enrolled Chicago; ran St. Joseph - Chicago.

1899, Aug Leaking enroute to Milwaukee, 200 passengers; reached South Haven safely.

1900, Mar 28 Owned Barry Bros. Transportation Co., Chicago; Chicago - Waukegon.

1901 Recaulked topside, bottom & decks.

1903, Jul 9 Owned Daniel F. Toomey, Dunkirk, NY.

1904 Engine replaced, 30 x 30" low pressure; 10 x 7 3/4' firebox boiler, by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Detroit.

1905, Apr 7 Owned Cleveland, Rondeau & Pt. Stanley Navigation Co.

1907, May 25 Owned Wm. G. Fitzgerald, Detroit.

1907, Sep 7 Sold Canadian; owned Gillies & Rutherford, Tobermory, ONT.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Beesons Marine Directory; Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; Enrollments, U.S. National Archives; Great Lakes Register; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Ed Middleton; Newspaper Clippings; H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library; Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley; Peter J. VanderLinden