JOHN C. GAULT (1881, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
JOHN C. GAULT
Also known as:
FELIX CARBRAY; CRESCENT
Year of Build:
1881
Official Number:
76204
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York, United States
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Hull Materials:
Wood
Hull Number:
21
Builder Name:
Union Dry Dock Co
Original Owner:
Wabash Line
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple compound
# Boilers:
2 firebox 7' x 14'
Propulsion Notes:
650 hp. 24"-54" x 36" stroke engine built by King Iron Works, 1881; boilers built by M. Ritter, 1881
Hull Dimensions
Length:
218'
Beam:
33'
Depth:
13'
Tonnage (gross):
1212
Tonnage (net):
1093
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Date:
27 Feb 1916
How:
Foundered
History
Chronology:

1881 Owned Wabash Line

1890 Owned Lake Erie Transportation Co

1906 Owned F.S. Upton

1908 Owned A.W. Ferguson (Detroit Transportation Co); renamed FELIX CARBRAY

1909 Owned F.B. Chesbrough

1912 Owned East coast interests

1916 Renamed CRESCENT; foundered off North Carolina on February 27

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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