by import2 | May 22, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1875 1875: CITY OF NEW BALTIMORE was launched at David Lester’s yard in Marine City, Michigan, on 22 May 1875. Her master carpenter was John J. Hill. She was a wooden propeller passenger/package freight vessel built for the Detroit-New Baltimore route. Her...
by import2 | May 21, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
After spending three weeks in quarantine at Buffalo, New York, because of the discovery of smallpox on board, the steamer JOHN OADES has been released and has started on her way to Duluth. 1864 1864: On 21 May 1864, the NILE (wooden passenger/package freight vessel,...
by import2 | May 20, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1862 1862: On 20 May 1862, BAY CITY (wooden propeller tug, 199 foot, 480 tons, built in 1852, at Trenton, Michigan) sprang a leak in a storm and sank near Port Burwell, Ontario. She then washed in to shallow water. Her crew was rescued by the tug WINSLOW. Her engine...
by import2 | May 19, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1835 1835: On 19 May 1835, PARROTT (wooden 2-mast schooner, 43 foot, 20 tons, built in 1834, at Ashtabula, Ohio) sailed for Detroit, Michigan carrying iron, glass, whiskey, and hogs on deck. She never made it. The following day, west of Ashtabula, many of the hogs...
by import2 | May 18, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1853 1853: On 18 May 1853, CITIZEN (wooden schooner, 54 tons, built in 1847, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin) was driven aground 6 miles north of Chicago. The U. S. Navy steamer MICHIGAN tried in vain to pull her off, breaking a 14″ hawser in the process. She was...
by import2 | May 17, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1875 1875: The schooner ST. ANDREWS was launched at A. Muir’s shipyard on the Black River in Port Huron, Michigan on 17 May 1875. This was a rebuild job, but Mr. Muir stated that it was the most complete rebuild he ever undertook since there was only a portion...
