HERSCHEL (1872, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HERSCHEL
Year of Build:
1872
Official Number:
42525
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
New Jerusalem, OH
Vessel Type:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
A. McLeod
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
121.8'
Beam:
27.4'
Depth:
9.4'
Tonnage (gross):
238.95
Tonnage (net):
226.91
Final Disposition
Date:
1917
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1872, Nov 1 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1873, Sep Aground Pelee Passage, Lake Erie.

1876 Owned Ward estate, Detroit.

1879 Owned Kerby, C. & Co., Marionette, WI.

1883, Aug Collision with JOHN R. NOYES, Chicago.

1898, Oct 18 Anchor chain broken, drifted ashore; saved (TBILSS Logbooks).

1898, Oct 19 Ashore on Sulphur Island, Alpena, MI.

1898, Oct 20 Stranded & saved (TBILSS Logbooks).

1898, Oct 27 Released, towed to Alpena.

1898, Dec 6 Repairs, Bay City Dry Dock, Bay City, MI.

1908 C117179, 121 x 26 x 10', 237 gross / 237 net tons.

1917 Abandoned; owned Peninsula Tug & Towing Co.

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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