by import2 | April 25, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1874: The wooden schooner OTTAWA was launched on 25 April 1874, at Grand Haven, Michigan. She was owned by Capt. William R. Loutill and could carry 180,000 feet of lumber. 1885: T S CHRISTIE (wooden propeller, 160 foot, 533 gross tons) was launched at F. W....
by import2 | April 24, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1872: On 24 April 1872, the 3-mast wooden schooner JENNIE GRAHAM was sailing up Lake Huron to pick up a load of lumber. She was light and at full sail when a sudden squall caused her to capsize. Two crewmembers were trapped below decks and died. Captain Duncan...
by import2 | April 23, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1859 1859: On 23 April 1859, at about midnight, the schooner S. BUTTLES was fighting a severe gale. She was carrying staves from Port Burwell, Ontario, to Clayton, New York, and sprang a leak while battling the gale. While manning the pumps, one man was washed...
by import2 | April 22, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1871: On 22 April 1871, the 210-foot, 4-masted wooden schooner JAMES COUCH was launched at Port Huron, Michigan. She was named for a prominent Chicago businessman of the time. 1872: On 22 April 1872, Capt. L. R. Boynton brought the wooden propeller WENONA into...
by import2 | April 21, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1863: On 21 April 1863, SEABIRD (wooden side-wheel steamer, 638 tons, built in 1859, at Newport [Marine City], Michigan) was purchased by Capt. A. E. Goodrich from Capt. E. Ward for $36,000. She served primarily on the Lake Michigan west-shore and Lake Superior...
by import2 | April 20, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1851 1851: On 20 April 1851, the COMET (wooden side-wheel steamer, 174 foot, 337 gross tons, built in 1848, at Portsmouth [Kingston], Ontario) had her boiler explode as she was departing Oswego, New York. Eight crew members were killed. The vessel was later raised,...
