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Simon Langell, St. Clair MI

Simon Langell started his shipyard in 1863: it closed around the turn of the century. The yard was on the Pine River, where the St. Clair Boat Harbor is today. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 14 July 2021.

Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Ft. Built Disposition
11763 Hemisphere Bark 315 138 1864
15330 Liberty Scow 59 74 1865
1123 Amoskeag Schooner 243 135 1867 Horace Taber 1883, sold Canadian 1911 (ON 130324), stranded 1922 on Simcoe I.
39371 Growler Scow 9 42 1869
1926 Agnes L. Potter Schooner 279 134 1870 Stranded 1906 off Cleveland and burned
90495 Milton Courtwright Charles Sheldon Ferry 13 1873 Burnt 1873 in St. Clair
6772 D. M. Wilson Steam Barge 758 179 1873 Sank 1894 off Thunder Bay I.
75504 J. H. Rutter Schooner 897 212 1873 Built in Marine City, in collision and sank in NY Harbor 1918
125238 Chauncy Hurlbut Steam Barge 1,009 185 1874 Wrecked 1908 on Whitefish Point
140164 Light Guard Scow 16 50 1874
46130 Justin R. Whiting Barge 458 138 1875 Engined 1879, lengthened 1885, Bessenger 1886, wrecked at Portage Entry 1889
46229 John W. Hannaford Schooner 326 146 1875
155012 Oscoda J. L. Woods Steam Barge 529 175 1878 Wrecked 1914 on Pelky Reef
91253 Melbourne Schooner 540 169 1880 Sold Canadian 1914 (ON 134474), Empire No. 1 1920, fate unknown
91307 Middlesex Steam Barge 567 190 1881 Sold Canadian 1918 (ON 138504), Woodlands 1918, abandoned 1925
155035 Ogemaw Henry Fish Steam Barge 625 168 1881 Sank 1891 in Big Bay deNoc, salvaged 1895 and rebuilt, burnt 1922 off Harsons I.
110675 Rambler Schooner 26 53 1881 Abandoned 1902
80881 Wayne Schooner 674 186 1882 Sold Canadian 1915 (ON 138110), abandoned 1926
145307 Transfer Steam Scow 16 48 1882
157075 D. C. Whitney Steam Barge 1,090 229 1882 Sold Canadian 1908 (ON 122435), Gargantua 1908, abandoned 1913, floating dock 1920 ?
130272 Nipigon Steam Barge 626 191 1883 Sold Canadian 1919 (ON 141588), Maplehill 1919, Maplegrange 1920, hulked 1925, scuttled Lake Ontario 1927
14429 Kalkaska Steam Barge 679 178 1884 Burnt 1932 in Marine City
116091 Simon Langell John Pringle Steam Barge 845 195 1886 Sold Canadian 1919 (ON 138373), burnt 1936 in Kingston ON
14458 Kaliyuga St. Clair S.S. Co Cargo Ship 1,941 270 1887 Foundered 1905 off Presque Isle
106549 Arenac Barge 521 179 1888 Sold Cuban 1923, fate unknown
120713 Fontana Schooner 1,163 231 1888 In collision and sank 1900 in the St. Clair River
155165 Oscar T. Flint Eagle Tptn Co Steam Barge 823 218 1889 Burnt 1909 off Thunder Bay I.
141067 Langell Boys Simon Langell & Sons Steam Barge 522 151 1890 Burnt 1931 off Au Sable
150582 Penelope Yacht 54 74 1892 Burned 1909 in Lorain OH
81492 Welcome Ferry 212 80 1894 Franklin 1918, abandoned 1941
107551 Alfred Mitchell Lakeside S.S. Cargo Ship 1,751 255 1900 Sold Belgian 1919, Ile de la Reunion 1919, scrapped 1924

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