SEA BIRD (1900, Yacht)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SEA BIRD
Year of Build:
1900
Official Number:
117013
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ferrysburg, MI
Vessel Type:
Yacht
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Johnston Bros.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Propulsion Notes:
60hp engine
Hull Dimensions
Length:
50'
Beam:
11.8'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
21.18
Tonnage (net):
13.62
History
Chronology:

1900 Owned Grand Haven, MI.

1928 Owned Nellie Perkins, Grand Haven.

1912 In service as passenger Ferry from Grand Haven-resorts around Spring Lake, MI.

1918 Owned Fairchild Fish Co., Frankfort, MI; converted to fishtug.

1926 Owned Victor Ed Holm, Chicago.

1933 Owned Charles Koppelman, Chicago.

1935 Owned Arthur Lawmann, Milwaukee, WI.

1937 Owned Elisa Trost, Chicago.

1938 Owned Flora Lange, Chicago.

1948 Owned Ernest LaPoints, Duluth, MN; rebuilt, gas engine, 80hp.

1955 Owned Robert F. Meagher, Duluth.

1957 Rebuilt, 145hp engine.

1971 Owned Zenith Dredge Co., Duluth; converted to towboat.

1975 Rebuilt, Cummings diesel engine; 6 cylinder, 120hp.

1989 Owned Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Duluth.

1997 Owned Ashland, WI.

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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