Alpena (Steamer, 1867)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Marine City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: David Gallagher*
Ownership Notes:: Gardner, S., (1867); Gardner, Ward, (1867-1868); Gallagher, David, (1867-1868); Zerkes, Lyman A., (1867-1868); Goodrich, A. E., (1868); Goodrich Transportation Company, (1868-1880); Goodrich, A., (1868); Dumorit, G., (1868); Goodrich, A., (1875); Hudson, G., (1876);
Master(s):: Demont, G., (1868); Robertson, J., (1867); Dumorit, G., (1868); Gillman, John, (1868); Stenis, H., (1874); Napier, Nelson, (1880);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 13, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 62 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-16-1868
April 16, 1868: Port: Detroit Number: 41 of 1868
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1868
April 25, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 313 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 5-5-1868
May 5, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 125 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-30-1874
April 30, 1874: Port: Milwaukee Number: 145 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 5-1-1876
May 1, 1876: Port: Milwaukee Number: 109 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-6-1878
May 6, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-2-1878
September 2, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 17 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-17-1880; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer, Alpena (1867-1880)
Nationality:: American (1867-1880)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1869, Chicago, damaged her wheelhouse by collision, (Schooner, Pilgrim), and repaired, $300 loss;
2. 10/00/1872, Lake Michigan, damaged her cargo in a storm, $30, 780 loss;
3. 10/16/1880, 20 miles from Kenosha, Lake Michigan, between Grand Haven and Chicago, sank, (73 lives lost); Wreckage
came ashore near Holland, Michigan;

Notes

General notes:: *Early American Steamers gives builder as Thomas Arnold;
Engine: formerly in "London", 1845; Then into the "Forester", in 1853 and finally into the "Alpena" in 1867;
Engine built by Detroit Locomotive Works, Detroit, Michigan; Vertical Beam engine, one cylinder; 44' X 11' stroke,
Wheels,24' diameter;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Early American Steamers, Vol. VI.;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

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