Argonaut

1873                                         Argonaut                               1906

Wooden Great Lakes schooner barge

Built at Detroit MI by Detroit Dry Dock Co., Hull 25
Launched April 12, 1873

224’ LOA, 213’ LBP, 35’ beam, 19’5” depth
2 decks

Enrolled at Detroit MI April 30, 1873 (#142)
213.0 x 35.2 x 12.4, 1118.59 tons (948.62 NT – as steamer – 1882)     US 29755   to:
Detroit Dry Dock Co., Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)

Sold 1874 to M. F. Merrick et al., Detroit MI
(M. F. Merrick 1/8, E. G. Merrick 3/8, John W. Fowler ¼, Henry Esselstyn ¼)

Sold 1878 to Escanaba & Lake Michigan Transportation Co., St. Clair MI (home port to Port Huron MI)

Converted to bulk freight steamer 1881with the starboard steeple compound engine from str. Inter-Ocean, which was converted from twin screw to single screw steamer, and to 1 deck at Milwaukee WI by Wolf & Davidson

Sold 1895 to John E. Mills (3/12) et al., Port Huron MI

Burned Oct 12, 1906 at Marysville MI.  Enrollment surrendered Oct 31, 1906.

 

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