Annie L. Craig (Propeller, 1867)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Gribraltar, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Linn and Craig
Ownership Notes:: Strachan, John, (1867); Eagle Transportation Company, (1870); Dodge, Alvin, (1872); Wright, G., (1872); Ward, E., (1872); Ward, E., (1873): Nicol, J.,, (1874); Central Pacific Lake Company, (1876); Walker, C. H., (1877);
Master(s):: Dodge, Alvin, (1867-1872); Hayes, J., (1873-1874); Cumming, William, (1875-1877);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 14, 1870: Port: Detroit Number: 67 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-6-1871
June 6, 1871: Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1871
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 5-9-1872
May 9, 1872: Port: Detroit Number: 104 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 11-10-1872
November 10, 1872: Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-1-1873
May 1, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 147 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-23-1874
April 23, 1874: Port: Detroit Number: 112 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-2-1877
May 2, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 76 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-15-1878; Next document: (Vessel Sold Foreign)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Annie L. Craig (1867-1878);
b. Propeller (Canal Boat), City of Winnipeg (1878-1881)
Nationality:: American (1867-1878); Canadian (1878-1881);
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1873, Lake Superior, jetted her deck cargo in a storm, $5600 loss;
2. 9/3/1875, Sarnia Bay, collision, (sank Schooner Ottawa), repaired;
3. 7/19/1881, Duluth Harbor, Minnesota, Lake Superior, caught on fire and burned, (4 lives lost), sank;
4. 2/20/1898, wreck was raised and towed into the lake to a dumping grounds where she was re-sunk;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Engine was built by Detroit Locomotive Works; Cylinder: 26"diameter x 36" stroke; Boiler, two 6'9" diameter x 17', built by Detroit Locomotive works;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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