Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Alice Strong (Steambarge, 1870)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alice Strong
Year of Build:
1870
Rebuilt:
1. 1889;
Official Number:
1901
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Berlin, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
R. Calkins
Ownership Notes:
Osborne, M., (1870); Geissendorfer, J., (1874-1882); Strong, John, (1870); N. W. Wrecking Company, (1873); Dizendorf, (1876-1879); Henderson, W., (1889); Hendrickson, William, (1890);
Master(s):
Tubbs S., (1870); Fick, Peter H., (1870); Hawk, G., (1874); Henderson, D.,, (1889): King, (1890);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1870)
Hull Dimensions
1870
Length: 85' Width/Beam: 21.8' Depth: 6.1'
Tonnage
1870
Gross: 78.82
1889
Gross: 78.82 Net: 64.50
Enrollments/Registration
May 28, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 74 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 7-5-1870
July 5, 1870
   Port: Cleveland Number: 2 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-13-1874
April 13, 1870
   Port: Cleveland Number: 70 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-30-1883

Next document: (Machinery taken out and used

Next document: as a Lighter in Harbor,)
May 21, 1889
   Port: Cleveland Number: 132 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig & Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 8-4-1890
August 4, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Raised and repaired
Next document: Cleveland 12-2-1893

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer (Barge), Alice Strong (1870-1883)
Nationality:
American (1870-1883)
Chronology:
1. 4/25/1874, Kelley's Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 9/4/1879, Black River, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (stone);
3. 6/5/1889, Cleveland, collision, (Scow), sank and raised;
4. 5/18/1890, Nottingham, Cleveland, collision, (Propeller, John N. Glidden), sank and raised;
Notes
General notes:
1870 she was used as a steam pile driver;
She was valued at $6,000, in 1873, and noted as a tug; $3,500, in 1878; Just listed in 1882;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1873-1882);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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