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80: 324: 235: 42: 470: 484: 281:, 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 289:. A section of beach near Holland where debris was found is still called Alpena Beach. The loss of life is estimated at about 60-consisting of about 25 crew and about 35 passengers 253:
was 197 feet (60 m) in length, 27 feet (8.2 m) in breadth, with a depth of 12 feet (3.7 m). It was rated at 654 tons displacement. The vessel was driven by a
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from 1893 to 1921. She was 285 ft (87 m) long, carried 400 passengers, and was powered by 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) steam engines.
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At least 80 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
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engine, it was originally 639 feet (195 m) long, 67 feet (20 m) in breadth with a depth of 35 feet (11 m). It has a 15,550
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are almost twice its length and breadth and carry four times its cargo. She is able to transit the canals of the
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built by Thomas Arnold of Gallagher & Company at Marine City, Michigan in 1866. She was operated by the
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capacity. It was renamed, shortened and converted to a bulk cement carrier in 1991. The
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in the "Big Blow" storm on October 15, 1880, with the loss of all on board.
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after being purchased from Gardner, Ward & Gallagher in April 1868. The
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was a freighter built in 1874 and burned to the waterline in 1891. Another
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Completely overhauled at Manitowoc, Wisconsin in the winter of 1875-1876
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Built in 1866, by the Thomas Arnold of Gallagher & Company of
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Thomas Arnold of Gallagher & Company at Marine City, Michigan
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is a moderate sized ship in the Great Lakes fleet; the largest
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Purchased from Gardner, Ward & Gallagher in April, 1868.
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was a paddlewheel steamboat operating between Detroit and
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Built in 1942 and equipped with a 24: 1020:Maritime incidents in October 1880 197:a pair of 24 ft radius side wheels 25: 1061: 537: 396:List of storms on the Great Lakes 327:Steamer Alpena in Cleveland, Ohio 549:Michigan Shipwrecks.org - Alpena 78: 40: 229: 509: 491: 477: 463: 451: 13: 1: 414: 419: 30:For the 1942 steamship, see 7: 1040:Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan 384: 10: 1066: 268: 238:Stern view of the steamer 29: 1035:Ships lost with all hands 1030:1880 in the United States 985: 787: 593: 135: 48: 39: 500:"Steamer CITY OF ALPENA" 381:due to her small size. 347:Inland Lakes Management 136:General characteristics 438:michiganshipwrecks.org 328: 242: 460:, mlive, Nov 19, 2012 326: 293:Similarly named ships 275:Grand Haven, Michigan 247:Marine City, Michigan 237: 498:C. Patrick Labadie. 261:suspended above the 544:1880 Alpena sinking 379:St. Lawrence Seaway 297:Another ship named 353:. It is used as a 349:, an affiliate of 329: 243: 27:American steamship 1007: 1006: 401:Sea Wing disaster 283:Holland, Michigan 279:Chicago, Illinois 212:sidewheel steamer 201: 200: 68:The Goodrich Line 16:(Redirected from 1057: 1000: 993: 977: 971: 965: 959: 953: 946: 940: 934: 928: 921: 915: 909: 903: 897: 891: 884: 878: 872: 866: 859: 853: 847: 841: 834: 828: 822: 816: 810: 804: 798: 779: 773: 767: 761: 755: 749: 743: 737: 731: 725: 719: 713: 707: 701: 695: 689: 683: 677: 671: 665: 659: 652: 646: 640: 634: 628: 622: 616: 610: 604: 588: 578: 571: 564: 555: 554: 531: 530: 528: 527: 513: 507: 506: 504: 495: 489: 488: 481: 475: 474: 467: 461: 455: 449: 448: 446: 444: 430: 331:There is also a 84: 82: 81: 74:Port of registry 44: 37: 36: 32:SS Alpena (1942) 21: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1059: 1058: 1056: 1055: 1054: 1010: 1009: 1008: 1003: 996: 989: 981: 980: 969: 968: 957: 956: 944: 943: 932: 931: 919: 918: 907: 906: 895: 894: 882: 881: 870: 869: 857: 856: 845: 844: 832: 831: 820: 819: 808: 807: 796: 795: 788:Other incidents 783: 782: 771: 770: 759: 758: 747: 746: 735: 734: 723: 722: 711: 710: 699: 698: 687: 686: 675: 674: 663: 662: 650: 649: 638: 637: 626: 625: 614: 613: 602: 601: 589: 584: 582: 540: 535: 534: 525: 523: 515: 514: 510: 502: 496: 492: 483: 482: 478: 469: 468: 464: 456: 452: 442: 440: 432: 431: 427: 422: 417: 387: 341:, formerly the 314:Mackinac Island 295: 271: 232: 186:Installed power 79: 77: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1063: 1053: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1005: 1004: 1002: 1001: 994: 986: 983: 982: 979: 978: 966: 954: 941: 929: 916: 904: 892: 879: 867: 854: 842: 829: 817: 805: 792: 791: 789: 785: 784: 781: 780: 768: 756: 744: 732: 720: 708: 696: 684: 672: 660: 647: 635: 623: 611: 598: 597: 595: 591: 590: 581: 580: 573: 566: 558: 552: 551: 546: 539: 538:External links 536: 533: 532: 508: 490: 476: 462: 450: 424: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 412: 411: 403: 398: 393: 386: 383: 355:bulk freighter 310:City of Alpena 294: 291: 270: 267: 231: 228: 199: 198: 195: 191: 190: 187: 183: 182: 179: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 163: 159: 158: 155: 151: 150: 142: 141:Class and type 138: 137: 133: 132: 125: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 75: 71: 70: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 46: 45: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1062: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1045:Missing ships 1043: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1017: 1015: 999: 995: 992: 988: 987: 984: 976: 975: 967: 964: 963: 955: 952: 951: 942: 939: 938: 930: 927: 926: 917: 914: 913: 905: 902: 901: 893: 890: 889: 880: 877: 876: 868: 865: 864: 855: 852: 851: 843: 840: 839: 830: 827: 826: 818: 815: 814: 806: 803: 802: 794: 793: 790: 786: 778: 777: 769: 766: 765: 757: 754: 753: 745: 742: 741: 733: 730: 729: 721: 718: 717: 709: 706: 705: 697: 694: 693: 685: 682: 681: 673: 670: 669: 661: 658: 657: 648: 645: 644: 636: 633: 632: 624: 621: 620: 612: 609: 608: 607:Lady Kinnaird 600: 599: 596: 592: 587: 579: 574: 572: 567: 565: 560: 559: 556: 550: 547: 545: 542: 541: 522: 521:MarineTraffic 518: 512: 501: 494: 486: 480: 472: 466: 459: 454: 439: 435: 429: 425: 410: 409: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 388: 382: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 363:steam turbine 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 339: 334: 325: 321: 319: 315: 311: 306: 304: 300: 290: 288: 284: 280: 276: 266: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 241: 236: 227: 225: 224:Lake Michigan 221: 217: 216:Goodrich Line 213: 209: 208: 196: 193: 192: 188: 185: 184: 180: 177: 176: 172: 169: 168: 164: 161: 160: 156: 153: 152: 149: 146: 143: 140: 139: 134: 130: 129:Lake Michigan 126: 123: 122: 118: 115: 114: 110: 107: 106: 102: 99: 98: 94: 91: 90: 87: 86:United States 76: 73: 72: 69: 66: 63: 62: 59: 56: 53: 52: 47: 43: 38: 33: 19: 973: 961: 949: 936: 924: 911: 899: 887: 874: 862: 849: 837: 824: 813:Pennsylvania 812: 800: 775: 763: 751: 739: 727: 726: 715: 704:Hetty Taylor 703: 691: 679: 668:Narragansett 667: 655: 642: 631:Bessie Jones 630: 618: 606: 524:. Retrieved 511: 493: 479: 465: 453: 441:. Retrieved 437: 428: 407: 370: 342: 336: 330: 309: 307: 302: 298: 296: 272: 263:paddlewheels 259:walking beam 255:steam engine 250: 244: 239: 230:Construction 219: 206: 204: 202: 57: 764:Baton Rouge 740:Eliza Adams 656:Manco Cápac 619:Resurgam II 345:, owned by 343:Leon Fraser 335:ship named 333:Great Lakes 145:Paddlewheel 1025:1866 ships 1014:Categories 825:Lady Tyler 594:Shipwrecks 526:2013-10-25 434:"Alpena I" 415:References 194:Propulsion 948:HMS  923:SMS  888:Iron Duke 886:HMS  875:Covadonga 863:Wolverine 861:HMS  838:Iron Duke 836:HMS  776:Richelieu 716:Covadonga 443:20 August 420:Citations 287:Saugatuck 148:steamship 100:Completed 18:SS Alpena 962:Teutonia 950:Himalaya 752:Scindian 680:Wanganui 643:Atalanta 408:Eastland 406:SS  385:See also 357:to haul 222:sank in 173:26.66 ft 157:654 tons 127:Sunk in 108:Acquired 945:30 Nov: 937:Silesia 933:12 Nov: 920:28 Oct: 912:Livadia 896:c. Aug: 883:30 Jul: 850:Advance 846:c. 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SS Alpena
SS Alpena (1942)

The Goodrich Line
United States
Lake Michigan
Paddlewheel
steamship
sidewheel steamer
Goodrich Line
Lake Michigan

Marine City, Michigan
steam engine
walking beam
paddlewheels
Grand Haven, Michigan
Chicago, Illinois
Holland, Michigan
Saugatuck
Mackinac Island
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company

Great Lakes
Alpena
Inland Lakes Management
Lafarge
bulk freighter
cement
steam turbine

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