CONTEST (1863, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CONTEST
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
4575
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Holland, MI
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
101'
Beam:
21'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
97
Tonnage (net):
92
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Conneaut, OH. Lake Erie
Date:
1893
Notes:
3 lost.
History
Chronology:

1868 Owned at Racine, WI; 61.8 gross tons.

1872 Rebuilt.

1876 - 79 Owned Simmons, Kenosha, WI.

1882 Aground White Lake, Lake Michigan.

1884 Owned P.W. Symonds, Kenosha; lumber scow.

1893 Sank off Conneaut, OH.

1897 Owned A.J. Anderson, Racine, WI.

1897, Apr 16 Ashore Kenosha, WI; crew rescued, vessel lost deckload; sunk.

1897 Last listed.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Marine Directory, R. L. Polk Co., Detroit
Peter J. VanderLinden
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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