MICHIGAN (1873, Car Ferry (Rail Ferry))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MICHIGAN
Year of Build:
1873
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Walkersville, ONT
Vessel Type:
Car Ferry (Rail Ferry)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Jenking Brothers
Original Owner and Location:
Great Western Railway Co., Hamilton, ONT.
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Horizontal
# Cylinders:
4
# Propellers:
2
Propulsion Notes:
50", 50" X 108" engines, 1360 hp, 17 rpm by Canada Engine Works, Montreal, QUE, 1872.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
265'
Beam:
38.4'
Depth:
14.2'
Tonnage (gross):
1344
Final Disposition
Final Location:
7 mi. above Point AuSable.
Lake Superior.
Date:
22 Sep 1893
Final Depth:
30 fathoms, 180 feet'
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Iron ore.
Notes:
Bound Marquette, MI - Ashtabula, OH in tow of steamer CITY OF NAPLES, foundered in heavy seas; crew rescued by NAPLES.
History
Chronology:

1873 One source states built as ALVINA, C91879 - later renamed MICHIGAN.

1884 Dismantled at Detroit, MI, engines to new steamer LANSDOWNE, (1884) & to PRINGLE, W.H. (being rebuilt).

1885 Rebuilt as 4 mast scow schooner by F.W. Gilchrist, Alpena, MI; 271.2' x 41.8' x 15.6', 1290 gross tons; US91847.

1885, Oct 21 4 spars put in, wire rope standing rigging, hull painted black.

1886, Jun 23 Enrolled Port Huron, MI.

1887, Aug 8 In tow of steamer HALL, S.C., went on south reef at Bailey's Harbor.

1890 Broke in two in loading accident, Chicago, IL.

1890, Jun 4 In tow of VIKING, stranded Eagle Harbor, MI; released Jun 7th.

1891, Jul Sunk after breaking in two after improper unloading at Chicago.

1893, Sep 23 In tow of CITY OF NAPLES, foundered, Lake Superior.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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