ARCADIA (1888, Steambarge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ARCADIA
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
106552
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, WI
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Milwaukee Shipyard Co.
Master Carpenter:
John Fitzgerald
Original Owner and Location:
Henry Starke, et al, Arcadia, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
18 x 24", 385 hp @ 125 rpm engine built by Vulcan Iron Works, Milwaukee, WI, 1888. 7' x 13', 90# steam firebox boiler built by R. Davis Marine Boiler Works, Milwaukee, WI, 1888.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
118.8'
Beam:
26.2'
Depth:
9.1'
Tonnage (gross):
230.29
Tonnage (net):
146.52
Capacity:
240,000 feet
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Big Point Sable.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
12 Apr 1907
How:
Foundered.
Notes:
Foundered subsequent to April 12; ARCADIA name board ashore April 27; reportedly 14 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

Built for lumber trade between Arcadia, MI & Chicago.

1888, May 23 Owned Henry Starke, Arcadia, MI & William Starke, Milwaukee, WI.

1894, Apr 12 Owned Henry Starke Land & Lumber Co., Arcadia, MI.

1896, Nov 5 Ashore Michipicoten River, Lake Superior.

1898 Owned Charles Starke.

1907, Mar 27 Owned Harry May, Arcadia, MI.

1907, Apr (between 12th & 24th) foundered.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
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
(989)356-6188
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