PS Alpena
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For".
<templatestyles src="Template:Infobox ship/styles.css"/>
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Infobox ship/subboxTemplate:Infobox ship/subboxTemplate:Infobox ship/subboxTemplate:Infobox ship/subboxPS 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]
Construction
Built in 1866, by the Thomas Arnold of Gallagher & Company of Marine City, Michigan, the Alpena was Script error: No such module "convert". in length, Script error: No such module "convert". in breadth, with a depth of Script error: No such module "convert".. It was rated at 654 tons displacement. The vessel was driven by a steam engine, and photographs of the vessel show its walking beam suspended above the paddlewheels.
Sinking
At least 60 people died when the ship, also carrying a large cargo of apples, capsized in the middle of the lake. The ship was on a trip from Grand Haven, Michigan, to Chicago, Illinois, and was spotted at 8:00 am on October 16 in heavy seas. Some time later, probably due to a shift in the cargo on deck caused by the waves, it capsized and drifted northwest. On the 17th, debris including a piano came ashore in Holland, Michigan, while apples and wood debris were found at Saugatuck. A section of beach near Holland where debris was found is still called Alpena Beach.[2] The loss of life is estimated at 60-consisting of about 25 crew[3] and about 35 passengers[4]
See also
- List of maritime disasters in the 19th century
- List of storms on the Great Lakes
- Sea Wing disaster
- Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".
References
Citations
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Alpena Beach near Holland has a tragic namesake, mlive, Nov 19, 2012
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".