ALBATROSS (1864)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALBATROSS
Year of Build:
1864
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Elk Rapids, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
S.E. Waite
Original Owner:
Dexter & Noble
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
# Boilers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
60'
Beam:
20'
Note on Dimensions:
may have been 62 feet in length
Tonnage (gross):
50
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Elk Lake, MI.
Date:
1885
How:
Condemned, abandoned.
History
Chronology:

First steamboat used on Upper MI inland lakes, a rafting tug towed 4-5 scows.

Around 1875 Machinery removed & put into brick yard. Vessel abandoned at Elk Lake.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Lytle List
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
(989)356-6188
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