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HARVEY BISSELL |
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| Date Built: 1866, | Builders: Built in Little Toledo, OH as a Bark |
| Construction: Wooden Schooner-Barge, 3 masts cut down to 2 | Owners: |
| Dimensions: 162 x 34 x 12, 497gt/472nt | Cargo: None |
Condition: Stern post to within 5' of surface. Partial windlass, keelson, sidewalls, |
Location: 600' off break wall SW corner | Depth: 15' |
Date of Loss: November 28, 1905 on False Presque Isle |
GPS: N45 03.287 W83 25.603 |
| Type of Loss: Collided with dock at Alpena | Loss of Life: none |
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Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES! |
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After sticking to the ways during her launch she went through major repairs in 74', 79' and 82'. In the winter of 86-87' she grounded on Green Is. shoal and was left there through the winter. Reportedly while in the tow of the steamer Davud A Rust ahe went to pieces off False Presque Isle with a load of lumber. Local information says she was salvaged and towed to Alpena. While tied to the docks a storm threw her up and she impaled on a dock piling, sunk, and she was abandoned there for the final time.
Sources: Swayze; McConnell; ALTERNATE Identification: Bay City