EXCELSIOR (1876, Ferry)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:: Ferry; Note: Reinforced bow, electric lights, sprinkler system.
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 2
Builder Name:: Detroit Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner:: J. Horn, Jr.

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 22" x 24" engine, 360hp, 90rpm; Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, MI, 1876. 8' x 18' firebox boiler, 90# steam, Desotelle & Hutton, Detroit, 1876.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Foot of South Pelham Ave., Detroit, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:: 10 Jun 1934
Notes:: Fire tug JOHN KENDALL pulled hulk over & beached her at foot of Swain Ave. In process of conversion to show boat.

History

Chronology:

1876, May 13 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1876, Dec 7 Plied between C.& L.H. Railroad dock & G.W. Depot on Canadian side.

1877, Jun Collision with scow J.F. JONES on Detroit River.

1879 Owned W.L. Horn, Detroit.

1879, Jan 5 Held by ice, towed to dry dock by FORTUNE.

1881, Jun 7 Owned Pridgeon & A. Schinenberg, Detroit.

1897, Feb 5 Collided with car ferry LANSDOWNE, Detroit.

1899 Owned Detroit, Belle Isle & Windsor Ferry Co.

1934, Jan 10 Burned Detroit.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Donald V. Baut; Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes; Newspaper Clippings; Peter J. VanderLinden; Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory; Dossin Great Lakes Museum; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; Great Lakes Register; C. Patrick Labadie; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit

Contact

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library

Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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Agency street/mail address:

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188

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