Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

PRESTON, MAUD (1886, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PRESTON, MAUD
Year of Build:
1886
Official Number:
91849
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Joseph, MI
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
George Mc Millan
Master Carpenter:
Joseph McMillan
Original Owner and Location:
Fowler J Preston, St. Joseph
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
15 x 16" engine. 5'6" propeller.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
109'
Beam:
19.4'
Depth:
6.3'
Tonnage (gross):
175
Capacity:
80,000' lumber
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Maumee Bay, 150' south of Straight Channel.
Lake Erie.
Date:
20 Sep 1898
Final Depth:
5''
How:
Burned to water's edge.
Notes:
Near Toledo, OH.
History
Chronology:

1887, Apr 9 Owned Captain Charles H. Ellis, Milwaukee, WI.

1892, Aug 26 Burned, St. Clair River, extensive damage.

1895 Owned C.F. Hathaway, New Baltimore, MI.

1898, Apr 12 Owned Bern Ranson, Toledo, OH.

1898, Sep 20 Burned, Lake Erie; noted as sand-sucker.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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