MORNING STAR (1874, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MORNING STAR
Year of Build:
1874
Official Number:
90642
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
East Saginaw, MI
Vessel Type:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William Crosthwaite
Original Owner and Location:
John Kelderhouse et.al., Buffalo, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
181'
Beam:
33'
Depth:
12'
Tonnage (gross):
498
Final Disposition
Final Location:
10 miles off Port Burwell, ONT.
Lake Erie.
Date:
4 Nov 1880
Final Depth:
75 feet'
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
40,000 bushels of rye.
Notes:
Bound Toledo, OH - Buffalo, NY, foundered in a storm; 7 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1874, Mar Launched.

1874, Apr 25 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1875 Towed by steambarge MENDOTA.

1876, Jul 19 New decks & cabins.

1878, Aug 20 Caught fire near Bay City, MI, Lake Huron.

1880, Nov 4 Foundered, Lake Erie.

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
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy