by import2 | February 15, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1961 1961: HARRY R JONES, a.) D.G. KERR arrived at her final port of Troon, Scotland, where she was cut up for scrap the same year. 1990 1990: The tug LOIS T. was swamped while docked at Hamilton and sank in a storm. The vessel was pumped out, refloated and...
by import2 | February 14, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1966 1966: Ford Motor Co., looking to expand its fleet, purchased the JOSEPH S. WOOD, a.) RICHARD M. MARSHALL on February 14, 1966, for $4.3 million and renamed her c.) JOHN DYKSTRA. In 1983, she was renamed d.) BENSON FORD. Renamed e.) US.265808, in 1985, she was...
by import2 | February 13, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1897 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 1926: POINTE NOIRE was launched February 13, 1926, as a.) SAMUEL MATHER...
by import2 | February 11, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1826 1826: Albert Edgar Goodrich, the founder of the Goodrich Steamboat Line, was born in Hamburg, New York, near Buffalo on 11 February 1826. 1911 1911: BEN W. CALVIN (Hull#388) was launched in 1911, at Lorain, Ohio by American Ship Building Co. 1918 1918: ...
by import2 | February 10, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1890 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...
by import2 | February 9, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1899 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....
