Also known as:

CARTIER, JAQUES

Year of Build:

1870

Official Number:

75193

Built at:

Detroit, MI

Vessel Type:

Steambarge

Note: Round stern.

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

Napoleon Menard

Original Owner and Location:

George Gonyeau, Detroit, MI

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

High Pressure (including HPNC)

# Cylinders:

1

# Boilers:

1

# Propellers:

1

Propulsion Notes:

13 x 13", 35 hp engine built by Philbrick & Christie Iron Works, Detroit, MI.

Length:

83.4'

Beam:

27'

Depth:

4.5'

Tonnage (gross):

65.11

Final Location:

About 8 miles N. of Goderich, ONT.
Lake Huron.

Date:

28 Oct 1878

How:

Wrecked in storm.

Notes:

Crew escaped. 1879, Nov Registry closed. 1881, Aug Machinery into tug R.J. GORDON.

1871, Mar Collided with schooner ST.JOSEPH in Detroit River.

1871, Aug 31 Damaged & waterlogged cargo staves from Lake Erie storm.

1871, Sep 28 Owned M. Groh, Cleveland, OH.

1873, Jun 14 Owned Bryon McKeough & John Clancy, Detroit, MI.

1874, Jul 6 Owned George Ives, Detroit; 71.08 gross tons.

1875 Mar/Apr 14 Owned William & Henry Gittis, Lambton, ONT; C71253; 84.8 x 19.4 x 4.5; 73.7 gross / 66.2 net tons.

1877 Owned H.Ives, Windsor, ONT.

1878, Oct 28 Wrecked.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie

Sources:

Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory

Enrollments, U.S. National Archives

H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library

Loudon G. Wilson

Canadian List of Shipping (M&FLV)

Canadian Registers

Canadian Sessional Papers

Donald V. Baut