AUGUSTUS (1885, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AUGUSTUS
Year of Build:
1885
Official Number:
29961
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Spoonville, MI
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
78'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
54.88
Tonnage (net):
52.14
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Red River, Green Bay, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
24 Nov 1918
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Burned to total loss while docked.
History
Chronology:

1887-1918 Rigged as scow schooner.

1918, Nov 24 Burned; owned Cota & Larson.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
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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