MELBOURNE (1880, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MELBOURNE
Also known as:
EMPIRE NO.1
Year of Build:
1880
Official Number:
91253
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St Clair, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Simon Langell
Original Owner and Location:
D.C. Whitney, Detroit
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
168.8'
Beam:
31.6'
Depth:
12.6'
Tonnage (gross):
510.35
Tonnage (net):
484.84
Final Disposition
Date:
1930
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1880, Jun 8 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1884 Towed by NIPIGON.

1890 Towed by F.W.WHEELER.

1893, May Ashore Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior.

1904, Aug 14 Sunk by collision in propeller NIPIGON, Russel Island, St. Clair River.

1907 Towed by steambarge J.C.PRINGLE.

1909, Jul 5 Sank, Cleveland.

1914 Sold Canadian, C134474, 170 x 31.5 x 12.4', 518 gross tons.

1930 Abandoned.

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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