Gunboat Michigan (2 of 2)

Photograph of the U.S. Navy gunboat "Michigan" at the east pier of the Sault Locks. The "Michigan" was a sidewheeler made of iron built in 1844 at Erie, Pennsylvania. Renamed the "Wolverine" in 1905, the ship was still in use as a training vessel in the early 1920s. The U. S. "Michigan" displaced 685 tons and was originally barke-rigged with three masts and square sails on the fore and aft masts.
Abstract/Description: Photograph of the U.S. Navy gunboat "Michigan" at the east pier of the Sault Locks. The "Michigan" was a sidewheeler made of iron built in 1844 at Erie, Pennsylvania. Renamed the "Wolverine" in 1905, the ship was still in use as a training vessel in the early 1920s. The U. S. "Michigan" displaced 685 tons and was originally barke-rigged with three masts and square sails on the fore and aft masts.
Subject(s): Boats and boating
Soo Locks (Mich.)
Date Created: 1887 (approximate)
Title: Gunboat Michigan (2 of 2).
Name(s): Bayliss Public Library, contributor
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Rutherford, James, creator
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1887 (approximate)
Physical Form: photographs
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Photograph of the U.S. Navy gunboat "Michigan" at the east pier of the Sault Locks. The "Michigan" was a sidewheeler made of iron built in 1844 at Erie, Pennsylvania. Renamed the "Wolverine" in 1905, the ship was still in use as a training vessel in the early 1920s. The U. S. "Michigan" displaced 685 tons and was originally barke-rigged with three masts and square sails on the fore and aft masts.
Subject(s): Boats and boating
Soo Locks (Mich.)
Held by: Superiorland Library Cooperative
Restrictions on Access: No Copyright (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Bayliss Public Library photographs. Identifier: SLC-004
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