BUCKEYE STATE (1873, Schooner-barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BUCKEYE STATE
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
2858
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
East Saginaw, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner-barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Thomas Arnold
Original Owner and Location:
D.W. Rust, East Saginaw, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
171'
Beam:
32.7'
Depth:
11.5'
Tonnage (gross):
518
Tonnage (net):
492
Capacity:
750,000' lumber
Final Disposition
Date:
1917
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1873, May 8 Owned D.W. Rust, East Saginaw, MI.

1876 - 79 Barge; owned J.F. Rust & Co., Cleveland, OH.

1881 - 82 Cleveland & Saginaw lumber trade; towed by BAY CITY, OAKLAND, MISSOURI.

1887, Apr 4 Owned J.A. Ward, Port Huron, MI.

1888, Feb 7 Owned Thomas L. Lester, Port Huron.

1888, Mar 7 Owned L.B. Parker, Port Huron.

1889, Sep 13 Owned S.B. Parker, Port Huron.

1906, Aug In tow of BADGER STATE, collided with steamer W. CASTLE RHODES in St.Clair River; received new stem at Wolverine drydock, Port Huron.

1916 Sold off Lakes.

1917 Abandoned on coast.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Lorne Joyce
Contact
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Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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