QUEEN OF THE LAKES (1872, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
QUEEN OF THE LAKES
Year of Build:
1872
Official Number:
20593
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, MI
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Iron
Hull Number:
18
Builder Name:
Kirby & Kirby
Master Carpenter:
Frank E. Kirby
Original Owner and Location:
Dexter & Noble, Elk Rapids
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Engine Type:
Low Pressure
Propulsion Notes:
20" & 48" stroke, Riverside Iron Works, Detroit, MI.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
108'
Beam:
19'
Depth:
4.2'
Tonnage (gross):
128.35
Tonnage (net):
113.23
Final Disposition
Final Location:
South Manitou Island, MI
Lake Michigan.
Date:
20 Sep 1898
How:
Fire.
Notes:
Burned in the harbor, nothing left but the hull, which stayed afloat.
History
Chronology:

1872, May 25 Launched, first iron vessel built in Michigan.

1873 Repairs, new engines.

1884 Enrolled Charlevoix, MI.

1886, May Owned Joseph Lloyd, Duluth, MN.

1887 Rebuilt, weather deck structure raised 18 in.; machinery raised 12 in.

1888 Enrolled Grand Haven, MI; depth 5.7'; 153.24 gross / 138.12 net tons.

1894 Owned Alice E. Shipman, Escanaba, MI.

1895 Owned Dexter & Noble.

1898 Owned Frederick Johnson.

1899, Sep 20 Burned.

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
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