JAMES COUCH (1871, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JAMES COUCH
Also known as:
TASMANIA
Year of Build:
1871
Official Number:
75598
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Huron, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Schooner-barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Muir, Livingston & Co
Original Owner:
Capt. Thomas L. Parker
Hull Dimensions
Length:
224'
Beam:
34'
Depth:
14.5'
Tonnage (gross):
843
Final Disposition
Final Location:
3 miles SW of SE Shoal Light, Pelee Passage, Lake Erie
Date:
20 Oct 1905
How:
Foundered
History
Chronology:

1871 Owned Capt. Thomas L. Parker

1875 Owned Merrill & Steele

1890 Owned Corrigan Bros.; rebuilt as schooner-barge, 979 gross tons, 930 net tons; renamed TASMANIA

1905 Foundered in Lake Erie on October 20

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Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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