ALMA (1887, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALMA
Year of Build:
1887
Official Number:
106517
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
H.S. Downer
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
57.4'
Beam:
15.9'
Depth:
3'
Tonnage (gross):
26
Tonnage (net):
25
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Bradford Beach, north of Milwaukee, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
18 May 1892
Final Depth:
15-20''
How:
Wrecked in storm.
Final Cargo:
Gravel.
Notes:
Driven into shallows during storm, capsized & later sank. Crew rescued by PRINCE.
History
Chronology:

1892, May 18 Wrecked.

Last owner A. Wrongsted Roofing Co., Milwaukee, WI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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