KIMBALL, W.C. (1888, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
KIMBALL, W.C.
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
81176
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
M. Orms
Original Owner and Location:
A.D. Johnson, Manitowoc, WI.
Ownership Notes:
Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
63.3'
Beam:
17.3'
Depth:
4.9'
Tonnage (gross):
33.05
Tonnage (net):
31.40
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Point Betsie, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
8 May 1891
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Cedar shingles, salt.
Notes:
Outbound Manistee - Traverse City, MI., foundered in a thick NW gale. Discovered by Ross Richardson in 2019.
History
Chronology:

1890 Enrolled Grand Haven.

1891, May 12 Foundered, 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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