HARMONIA (1857, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HARMONIA
Year of Build:
1857
Official Number:
11285
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Winnebago Lake, WI
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Alexander Gaulet
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
71'
Beam:
16.5'
Depth:
3.66'
Tonnage (old style):
40
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Whitehall, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
1876
How:
Stranded.
Notes:
Went missing in late winter run; late March found washed up on the beach near Whitehall, completely encased in ice. 4 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1857 Enrolled Mackinac, MI.

1858 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1863 Lengthened & raised, 84 tons old style, 54 gross tons.

1867 Enrolled Grand Haven, MI; 45 net tons.

1867, Jul Sprung leak, Lake Michigan.

1870, Jun 28 Large repairs, 58.57 gross tons.

1870 Enrolled White Lakes, MI.

1871, Jul Damaged by steam barge, Detroit.

1873 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

1875 Enrolled South Haven.

Early 1876 Stranded near Whitehall, MI.

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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