Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

MENEKAUNEE (1873, Schooner-barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MENEKAUNEE
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
90765
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saugatuck, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner-barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John B. Martel
Original Owner and Location:
Menominee Barge Line Co., Milwaukee, WI.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
172.7'
Beam:
32.6'
Depth:
12.4'
Tonnage (gross):
588.00
Tonnage (net):
558.60
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Frankfort, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
19 Nov 1886
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Bound Oscoda, MI - Chicago, IL, lost tow of steamer MANISTIQUE in a storm, driven ashore & wrecked; 7 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1886, Sep 6 Owned Loud & Co, Oscoda, MI.

1886, Nov 19 Ashore, Lake Michigan.

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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