Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Merrimac (Propeller), aground, 1 May 1887

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After pulling all Monday night on the MERRIMAC and jettisoning one hundred tons of ore the propellers MANHATTEN and MASSACHUSETTS and Tug DELTA succeeded in getting her afloat at 5 a.m. She went to Escanaba and took on more ore to put her in trim and left for Chicago at noon. The boats are not injured.
      The Marine Record
      May 19, 1887 p. 5

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Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Freight: ore
Remarks: Got off
Date of Original
1887
Subject(s)
Propellers
Merrimac (Propeller)
Local identifier
McN.W.13407
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Michigan
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 43.68473 Longitude: -86.53036
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Merrimac (Propeller), aground, 1 May 1887