by import2 | February 13, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1897: February 13, 1897 – PERE MARQUETTE (later named PERE MARQUETTE 15) arrived in Ludington on her maiden voyage, with Captain Joseph “Joe” Russell in command. 1926: POINTE NOIRE was launched February 13, 1926, as a.) SAMUEL MATHER (Hull#792) at...
by import2 | February 12, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1944 1944: RED WING was launched February 12, 1944, as a.) BOUNDBROOK (Hull#335) at Chester, Pennsylvania by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., a T2-SE-A1 Ocean Tanker. She was renamed b.) IMPERIAL EDMONTON in 1947. In 1959, she was brought to Port Weller Drydocks...
by import2 | February 11, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1826: Albert Edgar Goodrich, the founder of the Goodrich Steamboat Line, was born in Hamburg, New York, near Buffalo on 11 February 1826. 1911: BEN W. CALVIN (Hull#388) was launched in 1911, at Lorain, Ohio by American Ship Building Co. 1918: February 11, 1918...
by import2 | February 10, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1890: On 10 February 1890, NYANZA (wooden propeller freighter, 280 foot, 1,888 gross tons) was launched at F. W. Wheeler’s yard (Hull #63) in W. Bay City, Michigan by West Bay City Ship Building Co. In 1916, she was renamed LANDBO and she lasted until abandoned...
by import2 | February 9, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1899: In 1899, JOHN V. MORAN (wooden propeller package freighter, 214 foot, 1,350 gross tons, built in 1888, at W. Bay City, Michigan by F. W. Wheeler & Co. (Hull#44) was cut by the ice and developed a severe leak during a mid-winter run on Lake Michigan. The...
by import2 | February 8, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1902: On 8 February 1902, ETRURIA (steel propeller freighter, 414 foot, 4,653 gross tons) was launched at W. Bay City, Michigan by West Bay City Ship Building Co. (Hull#604). She was built for the Hawgood Transit Company of Cleveland but only lasted three years. She...
