ISHPEMING (1872, Schooner)

Year of Build:

1872

Official Number:

100039

Built at:

Detroit, MI

Vessel Type:

Schooner

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

James Madison Jones

Master Carpenter:

J. M. Jones

Original Owner and Location:

Peter J. Ralph et al, Detroit, MI.

Number of Masts:

3

Length:

139.7'

Beam:

26.4'

Depth:

11.8'

Tonnage (gross):

380.99

Final Location:

Black River Reef, SE by E of Black River.
Lake Huron.

Date:

29 Nov 1903

How:

Wrecked.

Final Cargo:

Coal.

Notes:

Grounded, stripped & abandoned; crew taken to Alpena by tug RALPH. 1904, Mar 23 Documents surrendered.

1872, Jun Launched.

1872, Jul 9 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1872, Jul Maiden trip returned, with 645 tons iron ore.

1873, May 26 Rebuilt, 157.3 x 26.4 x 11.6; 418 gross tons.

1875, Aug 4 Ashore Fighting Island, Detroit River.

1880, Nov 12 Collision with steambarge WOCOKEN, Detroit.

1881, Aug 5 Owned (Peninsula?) Transportation Co., Detroit.

1881, Oct 12 Owned C. D. Waterman, Grosse Isle, MI.

1882, Mar 31 Owned Interlake Transportation Co., Detroit; 397.1 net tons.

1884, May 15 Disabled midlake, Lake Huron.

1885 Towed by steamer S. J. MACY.

1889, Nov 1 Ashore Whaleback Reef, Green Bay, Lake Michigan, crew rescued.

1889, Nov 21 Released, towed to Milwaukee for repairs.

1892, Apr 18 Owned Charles H. Ripsom, Pulaski, NY, & William H. Marsh, Oswego, NY.

1898, Nov Towed to Cleveland after suffering severe damage in storm, Lake Erie.

1900, Apr 9 Owned Hiram Henderson, Cleveland, OH.

1903, Jun 3 Captain died aboard vessel.

1903, Nov 29 Wrecked.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie