Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Steamer M. C. Neff

Description
Creator
Neff, Charles S., Artist
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Drawings
Notes
The M. C. Neff, named after the wife of Capt. Sam Neff, was built at Oshkosh, Wis. by Capt. Neff in 1888 & sold in Sept. of that year to the S.K.Martin Lumber Co. The first inspection of the vessel, May 16, 1888; had large A frame with boom & clam shell for loading & unloading timber, salt, gravel & sand; a swift little steamer; towed four 3-masted 650-ton vessels from Lake Erie to Lake Huron; ran as a passenger & freight steamer between Milwaukee & northern Mich. ports; lost by fire Sept. 20,1909, West Duluth, Minn. Boiler & derrick removed. The Neff was 137' in length, 28' wide; 276 gross tons. Listed Ship Masters' Assoc. Dir.,1903; Inland Lloyds Vessel Register,1893; Beers
Date of Original
1888-1909
Subject(s)
M. C. Neff (Propeller)
Donor
John S. Neff
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Steamer M. C. Neff