KELLER, WILLIE (1871, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
KELLER, WILLIE
Year of Build:
1871
Official Number:
80315
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Jasper Hanson
Original Owner and Location:
Martin Keller & Co., Chicago, IL.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
134'
Beam:
25'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (gross):
236
Tonnage (net):
224
Final Disposition
Final Location:
SW Big Sable Point, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Notes:
Bound Midland, ONT., sank following collision with propeller ROBERT MILLS.
History
Chronology:

1871, Apr Launched, maiden trip Chicago, IL; built for grain trade; cost $20,000.

1876 Owned Ripson et al, Oswego, NY.

1877, Sep Broke her back stranding Detroit River.

1885, Jul Sunk Port Colborne, ONT.

1888, Jun 15 Sunk 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
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