MIDGE (pre1866, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MIDGE
Year of Build:
before1866
Official Number:
16643
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Green Bay, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
S.C. Fowle
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
53'
Beam:
13.6'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
23.83
Final Disposition
Final Location:
8 miles southeast of Milwaukee, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
9 May 1883
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Wood.
Notes:
Anchors would not hold, drifted ashore in gale, went to pieces.
History
Chronology:

1866 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1868 Owned Green Bay, WI.

1874, Apr 26 Owned D.E. Ranney; used in fish trade at Fish Creek.

1883, May 9 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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