Posted by Craig Rich on July 08, 19102 at 15:21:14:
In Reply to: Re: Saugatuck Shipwreck Remains Mystery posted by Scott Peters on July 08, 19102 at 09:26:10:
Actually, the H. C. Akeley was fitted out with a salvaged engine and 2 boilers from the "Gen. Halbert Paine", a vessel which struck a submerged crib or sandbar and sank just off Grand Haven in 1879.
It would make sense that they used locally-produced gauges and other fittings to re-install the engine and boilers in 1880, prior to the Akeley's launching in the spring of 1881.We're putting a lot of research into this ship and will be telling her story while continuing the quest for the Chicora in 2003. Stay tuned...
Craig Rich