by import | April 2, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1874 A.H. HUNTER (wooden propeller tug, 58 foot, 28 gross tons) was launched at Saginaw, Michigan. She was built for Donnelly & Clark of Saginaw by Wheeler. The engine was built by Bartlett & Co. of Saginaw. Her boiler and some other equipment were from the...
by import | April 1, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1871 Sailors at Chicago went on strike for an increase in pay. They were getting $1.50 a day. Some ship owners offered $1.75 but when word came that the Straits of Mackinac were clear of ice, the sailors demanded the unheard of daily wage of $3.25. Although some ships...
by import | March 31, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1874 E. H. MILLER (wooden propeller tug, 62 foot, 30 gross tons) was launched at Chesley A. Wheeler’s yard in E. Saginaw, Michigan. The power plant from the 1865 tug JENNIE BELL was installed in her. She was renamed RALPH in 1883, and spent most of her career as...
by import | March 30, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1900 The carferry ANN ARBOR NO 2 grounded on the rocks east of the approach to the channel at Manistique, Michigan. She was pulled off quickly by the ANN ARBOR NO 3 and the tug GIFFORD. She was found to have bent a propeller shaft and broken rudder, resulting in a...
by import | March 29, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1888 D. D. JOHNSON (wooden propeller tug, 45 foot, 17 gross tons) was launched at E. Saginaw, Michigan. She was built for Carkin, Stickney & Cram and lasted until 1909. 1973 MANCHESTER TRADER was abandoned in the Pacific on this date. The ship was leaking in heavy...
