NOQUE BAY (1872, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NOQUE BAY
Year of Build:
1872
Official Number:
18747
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Trenton, MI
Vessel Type:
Barge
Note: Near duplicate of PESHTIGO, 1869 & MAUTENEE, 1873.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Alvin A. Turner
Original Owner and Location:
Peshtigo Co., Chicago, IL.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
205.2'
Beam:
34.7'
Depth:
12.5'
Tonnage (gross):
684.39
Tonnage (net):
652.05
Capacity:
1,024,000' lumber or 1,350 tons coal.
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Presque Isle Point, Stockton Island.
Lake Superior.
Date:
8 Oct 1905
How:
Burned & ran aground in storm.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Bound for Bay City, MI, crew escaped; lumber salvaged. 1905, Dec 28 Documents surrendered.
History
Chronology:

To 1894 Ran Wisconsin / Green Bay ports - Chicago, IL.

1875 - 76, Winter Rebuilt.

1884 New timber fore & aft.

1892 Caulked.

1895 Owned T. Madden, Bay City, MI; regularly towed by LIZZIE MADDEN in Lake Superior lumber trade.

1895, Sep 30 Struck breakwall & sank, Erie, PA.

1905, Oct 8 Wrecked; owned T. Madden Estate.

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:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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