WILCOX, M.I. (1868, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILCOX, M.I.
Year of Build:
1868
Official Number:
17617
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toledo, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Bailey Brothers
Original Owner and Location:
Harvey Bissell, Toledo, Ohio
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
137'
Beam:
27.6'
Depth:
14'
Tonnage (gross):
369.02
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Colchester, Ontario Pier, Lake Erie
Date:
8 May 1906
How:
Storm
Final Cargo:
Coal
Notes:
Ran aground & was pounded to pieces; no casualties
History
Chronology:

1868 Enrolled at Toledo, Ohio; built for the lumber trade

1876 Owned Bissell & Miner, Toledo

1879 Owned Miner, Cape Vincent, New York

1886 Towed by steambarge HURON CITY

1890 Towed by propeller D.J.FOLEY

1903 Owned Michigan Wrecking & Salvage Company, Detroit; towed by

steam barge OGEMAW

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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