EMERALD

Registry and Rig Information

Name EMERALD
Registry U.S.
Official Number 36340
Rig Barge

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 133.66
Width 32.00
Depth 8.66
Masts 2
Gross Tonnage 286.00
Net Tonnage 272.00
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

Rebuilds Rig changed from unrigged barge to schooner, May 5, 1883.
History Driven ashore at Kewaunee, WI, Lake Michigan, on November 17, 1886, with loss of five lives. Was in tow of tug CHIEF JUSTICE FIELD, along with barges FLORENCE M .DICKINSON, LOTTIE MAY, and G.W. BISSELL, bound from Toledo for Milwaukee with coal. Three lives were lost on barge DICKINSON, along with that vessel.

Build Information

Builder Dixon, William
Place Built Saginaw, MI
Date Built 1869-00-00

Source

Source HCGL