NORTHWEST (1882, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NORTHWEST
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
83378
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Bronte, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Darling
Master Carpenter:
Dorland
Original Owner and Location:
Benjamin Dorland, Toronto, ONT
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
75' 5"
Beam:
20'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
57
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Harbor Beach, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
9 Oct 1943
How:
Foundered.
History
Chronology:

1883 Owned Hilts, Toronto, ONT; to be refaastened; 64 tons.

1886 Owned James Hilts, Frenchman's Bay, ONT.

1890 Needs repairs.

1903 Owned E.& F. Goldring, Whitby, ONT.

1929 Received 2 auxiliary engines, new deck & masts.

1930 Owned Robert Raines, Toronto.

1933 Converted to auxiliary gas, 71.42 x 20 x 6.16', 58 gross / 35 net tons.

1939, Jul Registered as yacht; US237643.

1939 Owned William B. Thompson, Detroit, MI; 12hp gas screw engine, 70 x 19.8 x 7.6'; 66 gross tons.

1943 Owned George Collins, Detroit.

1943, Oct 9 Foundered, Harbor Beach, MI.

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