PS Alpena
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For the 1942 steamship, see SS Alpena (1942).
The PS Alpena was a sidewheel steamer built by Thomas Arnold of Gallagher & Company at Marine City, Michigan in 1866. She was operated by the Goodrich Line after being purchased from Gardner, Ward & Gallagher in April 1868. The Alpena sank in Lake Michigan in the "Big Blow" storm on October 15, 1880, with the loss of all on board.[1]
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History | |
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Name | Alpena |
Owner | The Goodrich Line |
Port of registry | United States |
Builder | Thomas Arnold of Gallagher & Company at Marine City, Michigan |
Completed | 1866 |
Acquired | Purchased from Gardner, Ward & Gallagher in April, 1868. |
Refit | Completely overhauled at Manitowoc, Wisconsin in the winter of 1875-1876 |
Fate | Sunk in Lake Michigan during the "Big Blow" storm of 15 October 1880. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Paddlewheel steamship |
Tonnage | 654 tons |
Length | 197 ft |
Beam | 26.66 ft |
Depth | 12 ft |
Installed power | a single cylinder vertical beam steam engine |
Propulsion | a pair of 24 ft radius side wheels |
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