ISABELLA J. BOYCE (1889, Steambarge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ISABELLA J. BOYCE
Year of Build:
1889
Official Number:
100446
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Additional vessel types:
Dredge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Hull Number:
317
Builder Name:
Burger & Burger
Original Owner:
J. Boyce
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Fore & Aft Compound 19"-32", 26" stroke
# Boilers:
1 firebox
Propulsion Notes:
425 hp; engine and boiler built by Wilson & Hendrie, 1889
Hull Dimensions
Length:
138'
Beam:
30'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (gross):
368
Tonnage (net):
317
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie
Date:
6 Jun 1917
How:
Burned
History
Chronology:

1889 Owned J. Boyce

1900 Owned Kelley's Island Line & Tranport Co

1905 Owned J.C. Pringle

1915 Owned W. McFadden, E.F. Lundwell, & River Rouge Sand Co; rebuilt as sandsucker by Empire Shipbuilding Co., Buffalo, NY

1916 Owned Interlake Sand & Gravel Co

1917 Burned off Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie

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Contact
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Website:
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USA
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