ALBRECHT, H.C. (1870, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALBRECHT, H.C.
Also known as:
THOMAS HUME
Year of Build:
1870
Official Number:
95135
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowac, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Jos. Hanson
Original Owner and Location:
Captain Albrecht, Manitowac, WI
Hull Dimensions
Length:
132'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (gross):
237
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Between Chicago & Muskegon.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
21 May 1891
How:
Missing.
Final Cargo:
None.
Notes:
6 lives lost; disappeared in heavy weather; no trace found.
History
Chronology:

1876 Owned Capt. Welch, Chicago, IL.

1877 Owned Hackley et al, Muskegon, MI. New deck & frame.

1883 Renamed THOMAS HUME.

1884 Major repairs.

1891, May 21 Went missing, owned Hackley & Hume, Muskegon, MI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
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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