HIGGIE & JONES (1872, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HIGGIE & JONES
Also known as:
HIGGIE;STURGES, GEORGE
Year of Build:
1872
Official Number:
95193
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sheboygan, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J. Gregory
Original Owner and Location:
William Higgie, Chicago, IL.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
173.3'
Beam:
31.1'
Depth:
11.8'
Tonnage (gross):
439
Tonnage (net):
417
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Magdalen Islands.
Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Date:
3 Oct 1908
How:
Stranded.
Notes:
Abandoned at sea following stranding.
History
Chronology:

1874, Jul Outfit damaged, Lake Huron.

1874, Sep Struck bottom Detroit River.

1879 Owned William Higgie, Michigan City, IND.

1882, Nov Most rapid round trip on record Chicago, IL - Buffalo & return 11 days 18 hours, including 8 hours at anchor at the Straits & 36 hours unloading & loading coal at Buffalo.

1883 Nov 16 Encased in ice following storm near Collingwood, ONT with damage.

1884, May 1 Leaking, Lake Michigan.

1885 Renamed HIGGIE.

1885, Nov 14 Aground, Lyons Head, Georgian Bay.

1890, May Renamed GEORGE STURGES.

1908 Renumbered US95193; numbered in wrong series.

1908, Oct 3 Lost, Atlantic Coast.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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