ALICE (1863, Barkentine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALICE
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
400
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Barkentine
Note: Fastened with composition spike & locust tree nails.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George Irwin
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
396
History
Chronology:

1863-1865 Enrolled at Detroit; owned John P. Clark.

1865 Readmeasured to 309 gross ton.

1870s Trading from Great Lakes to European Ports, largely with grain.

1872, May Sunk Detroit, raised with pontoons & timbers.

1875 Sold overseas.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
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
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