MINNIE M. (1884, Propeller)

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Identification

Vessel name:: MINNIE M.
Also known as:: RISING SUN
Year of Build:: 1884
Official Number:: 91674

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 2
Builder Name:: John Oades
Original Owner and Location:: Ira H. Owen, St. Clair, MI.

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:: 2
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 15.5 + 30 x 36" stroke, 300hp at 95rpm engine, by Samuel F. Hodge Iron Works, Detroit, MI. 8'3" x 14', 104 pounds steam firebox boiler, by Thomas McGregor Works, Detroit, MI.

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 133.3'
Beam:: 26'
Depth:: 10.8'
Tonnage (gross):: 447.39
Tonnage (net):: 295.67

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Pyramid Point, Sleeping Bear, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:: 29 Oct 1917
How:: Wrecked.
Final Cargo:: Fence posts, produce & passengers.
Notes:: Bound High Island - St. Joseph, MI, driven ashore & wrecked. 1918, Apr 29 Documents surrendered, Grand Haven, MI.

History

Chronology:

1884, Jun 24 Enrolled Marquette, MI, operated by Delta Transportation Co, ran Escanaba - Green Bay.

1892 Same owner, chartered to St. Joseph & Lake Michigan Transportation Co, ran Milwaukee - St. Joseph, MI.

1892, Nov Owned George T. Arnold, Mackinac, ran Cheboygan, Mackinac & Sault Ste Marie.

1899, Oct 16 Owned Algoma Central Railroad Co, Sault Ste. Marie, ONT, Canadian register C107889.

1905, Jul Grounded Collingwood, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron; repaired.

1907, May Owned Voesch, Edgewater.

1909, May 4 Owned John H. Hickler, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, restored to U.S. registry.

1913, May 1 Owned House of David, Great Waters Transportation Co, Benton Harbor, MI, renamed RISING SUN; used to supply settlement on High Island, Lake Michigan.

1917, Oct 29 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

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