P. H. Birckhead (Propeller), U20400, aground, 26 Apr 1895
- Full Text
The steam barge P. BIRCKHEAD, light from Tonawanda, and drawing but 11 feet, came up from Tonawanda Sunday and struck bottom just below the water works crib. Her shoe was torn off and rudder post badly wrecked. She was towed into port and wenr into dry-dock.
Buffalo Enquirer
April 29, 1895
Steam screw P.H. BIRCKHEAD. U. S. No. 20400. of 495 tons gross; 222 tons net. Built Marine City, Mich, 1870. Home port, Buffalo, N.Y. 156.8 x 27.9 x 11.8 Crew of 13. Of 400 indicated horsepower. Lake Freight.
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1904
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Remarks: Got off
- Date of Original
- 1895
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.22643
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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New York, United States
Latitude: 42.88645 Longitude: -78.87837
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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