by import | February 21, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1929 SAPPHO (wooden propeller passenger ferry, 107 foot, 224 gross tons, built in 1883, at Wyandotte, Michigan) burned at her winter lay-up dock in Ecorse, Michigan. She had provided 46 years of service ferrying passengers across the Detroit River. She was neither...
by import | February 20, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1903 The straight-deck steamer G. WATSON FRENCH (steel propeller, 376 foot, 3,785 gross tons) was launched at W. Bay City, Michigan by West Bay City Ship Building Co. (Hull #608). She lasted until 1964, when she was scrapped by Lakehead Scrap Metal Co. at Fort...
by import | February 19, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1887 Wolf & Davidson of Milwaukee sold the JIM SHERIFFS (wooden propeller, 182 foot, 634 gross tons, built in 1883, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin) to Kelley Island Line on 19 February 1887. 1951 The b.) TROY H. BROWNING, c.) THOMAS F. PATTON was towed from the James...
by import | February 18, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1886 The Murphy fleet was sold on this date. The tugs GLADIATOR, KATE WILLIAMS, and BALIZE went to Captain Maytham; the tug WILLIAM A. MOORE to Mr. Grummond; the schooner GERRIT SMITH to Captain John E. Winn; and the tug ANDREW J. SMITH to Mr. Preston Brady. 1957 The...
by import | February 17, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1977 The CITY OF MIDLAND 41 encountered a heavy ridge of ice shortly after departing Ludington that snapped all the blades off her starboard propeller. One of the blades ripped a hole two feet long by three inches wide which caused the 41 to take on water, but pumps...
