St. Ignace (Car Ferry , 1888)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Car Ferry
Additional vessel types:: Lighter
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Detroit Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:: Mackinac Transportation Company, (1888-1913); McMillian, H., (1888); Ledyard, H. B., (1889); West Superior Dock Company, (1913-1914); Whalen, James, (1914-1916); Durocher, T. L., (1916);
Master(s):: Boynton, S. K., (1888): Ledyard, H. B., (1889);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 5, 1888: Port: Detroit Number: 49 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 7-22-1889
July 22, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-14-1902
June 14, 1902: Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Car Ferry), St. Ignace (1888-1914);
b. Lighter (Barge), St. Ignace (1914-1930)
Nationality:: American (1888-1914); Canadian (1914-1930)
Chronology:: 1. 8/30/1916, Port Arthur, Ontario, Western Dry Dock & Ship Building Company caught fire and burned to a total loss;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: fore & aft compound engine, 28 + 1/2-53x48, built 1888, by Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan; Boiler (2) scotch, 11'6"x18', built 1888, by Lake Erie Boiler Works, Buffalo, New York;
Vessel was reportedly sold to T. L. Durocher, Detour, Michigan in 1916; After a fire she was reduced to a stone lighter; Durocher reportedly allowed her to sink and abandoned her at Detour, in 1930;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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