Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alaska
Year of Build:
1871
Rebuilt:
1. 1911;
2. 1912
3. 1936
Official Number:
105135
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Iron
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Gibson and Craig (Shepard Iron Works)
Ownership Notes:
Evans, E., (1871); Erie & Western Transportation Company, (Anchor Line), (1871-1911); Fulk, Frank J., (1882); O'Connor, James, (1911-1912); Mullen Coal Company, (1912-1930); Mullen Transit Company, (1930-1936);
Master(s):
Coughlan, Daniel, (1871); Ritz, (1882);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1871)
Hull Dimensions
1871
Length: 212' 6" Width/Beam: 32' Depth: 13' 9"
Tonnage
1871
Gross: 1,288.06 Net: 1,147.92
1911
Gross: 986 Net: 592
1912
1936
Enrollments/Registration
April 1, 1871
   Port: Buffalo Number: 120 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 2-1-1873
View document online
February 1, 1873
   Port: Erie Number: 9 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 3-23-1882
March 23, 1882
   Port: Erie Number: 8 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 8-6-1906
August 6, 1906
   Port: Erie
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Alaska (1871-1936);
b. Barge, Alaska (1936-1947)
Nationality:
American (1871-1936); Canadian (1936-1947)
Chronology:
1. 8/18/1871, on a shoal off Bois Blanc Island, Lake Eire, broke her shaft, ran ashore and released, $1, 000 loss;
2. 10/00/1872, Detroit River, struck a rock, damaged and repaired, $7, 400 loss;
3. 11/00/1873, Muskegon, damaged at the piers and repaired, $375 loss;
4. 11/00/1873, North Pt., Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $3, 000 loss;
5. 5/00/1874, broke her wheel at Erie, Lake Erie, repaired, $600 loss;
6. 9/18/1907, Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
Notes
General notes:
1911, she was converted to a lumber carrier;
1912, she was converted to a fuel lighter;
1836, she was reduced to a barge for Canadian use and was undocumented;
6/29/1947, she passed down Port Colborne in tow of the Tug, Atomic, headed for Hamilton, Ontario; She was scrapped at Hamilton in 1947 by the Steel Company of Canada, Ltd.;
Machinery: steeple compound engine built at Buffalo, New York, by Perry & Lay in 1871; 24-51x36; Boiler (1) scotch, 13'x11', built in 1886 by Lake Erie Boiler works, Buffalo, New York;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment; Buffalo, New York;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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