Duncan Robertson

Duncan Robertson, Grand Haven MI

Duncan Robertson, a Scotsman from Aberdeen, operated this shipyard, which was also known as Grand Haven Shipbuilding, from 1867 to 1894 and built at least sixty vessels. It was located on the South Channel of the Grand River, on the triangular property where Wharf Marina and the Grand Haven Yacht Club are today: see the site from the air on Google here. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 28 May 2017.

O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Built	Disposition
	H. C. Hall
	R. M. Maria	C. T. Burnham	Steamer	35	1869
21936	Robert Howlett	John Connelley	Schooner	166	1870	Scuttled 1904 off Chicago IL
62522	Wolverine	William Schlosser	Schooner	196	1871	Abandoned 1909
33869	City of Grand Haven	Orin W. Angwall	Schooner	230	1872	Schooner 1884, abandoned 1937
	City of Grand Rapids	Cornelius Anderson	Schooner		1873	Abandoned 1903
80334	Willie Loutit	Charles Donahue	Schooner	182	1873	Abandoned 1908
80393	William W. Dunham	Lors D. Ludwig	Schooner	184	1873	Stranded 1902
	Dwight Cutler, Jr.	?. Oterling	Tug	24	1874
	E. C. Oggel	A. Fisher	Tug	25	1874
	J. W. Johnson	Thomas W. Kirby	Tug	25	1874
19408	Ottawa	William R. Loutit	Schooner	163	1874
20475	Pearl	Adrian O'Beck & Co.	Schooner	24	1874
90763	Mary Ellen Cook	John R. Cook	Schooner	174	1875
115494	Stewart Edward	Thomas S. White	Steamer	18	1875
145105	Tempest	Well & Eber	Steamer	283	1876	Burnt 1909 in Parry Sound ON
	Agnes	?. Hitchcock	Steamer	9	1877
6958	David Macy	Cutler & Savidge	Schooner	192	1878	Wrecked 1896 off Bar Point ON
95569	Hunter Savidge	Cutler & Savidge	Schooner	152	1879	Capsized 1899 off Harbor Beach MI
125743	City of Grand Rapids	Hannah, Lay & Co.	Steamer	336	1879	To Canada 1907 (ON 116955), burnt 1907 in Tobermory ON
125725	Claude	Thomas S. White	Steamer	43	1879
150192	Peter Dalton	E. P. Dowling	Steamer	47	1879
125829	Charlie J. Gnewuch	A. O. Wheeler	Tug	32	1880	Abandoned 1916
130185	N. McGraft	Muskegon Booming	Tug	11	1880	Abandoned 1906
115729	Stephen C. Hall	Stephen C. Hall	Steamer	447	1880	To Canada 1912 (ON 130432), W. H. Ritchie 1921, burnt 1921 in Port Arthur ON
105977	Albert Soper	Greiling Brothers	Steamer	410	1881	To BWI 1920, sank 19?? in Governor's Harbor
	George P. Savidge	Joshua Smallman	Steamer	29	1881
126485	Charles A. Street	William R. Loutit	Barge	268	1881
	Robert G. Weddell	White & Friant	Barge		1881	Scrapped 1939
140572	Lizzie Walsh	J. McClure	Ferry	37	1882	Abandoned 1917
95694	Henry F. Brower	W. E. Richards	Tug	30	1882	Abandoned 1936
85711	George D. Sanford, Jr.	J. W. Zimmerman	Yacht	52	1882	Tug 1908, Caroline 1915, abandoned 1921
126005	Charles E. Wyman	Albert Bolster	Schooner	234	1882	Foundered 1919 off Sable I.
80890	White and Friant	Albert Bolster	Steamer	460	1882	Schooner 1897, to Canada 1914 (ON 130223), abandoned 1938
3240	Bruce	Ford River Lumber	Tug	50	1883	Burned 1904 at Escanaba MI
100325	I. M. Watson		Steamer	95	1883	Burnt 1902 off Chicago IL
126156	Carrie A. Ryerson	Henry Jacobs	Steamer	59	1883	Burnt 1921 at Willow Springs IL
	Homer E. Reeves	James A. Travis	Steamer	11	1883
140644	Lou A. Cummings	George Robertson	Steamer	63	1883	City of Boyne 1911, America 1917, Bay Port 1930, abandoned 1945
145380	Thomas Friant	Captain Einar Miller	Steamer	81	1884	Burnt 1908, rebuilt as fish tug, sank 1923 off Two Harbors MI
157127	Duncan Robertson	George W. Miller	Tug	38	1884	Fayling 1925, abandoned 1943
140572	Lizzie Walsh	Jay McCluer	Steamer	37	1884
130339	Nellie		Ferry		1885
150368	Peter Coates	Coates & Arnold	Fish Tug	32	1886	William G. Fox 1922, Sunshine 1930, abandoned 1931
106469	Alice M. Gill	Kelley Island Lime	Steamer	264	1887	Scrapped following fire 1935
145452	Thomas R. Scott	Peninsula Tug & Towing	Steamer	268	1887	To Canada 1907 (ON 116847), foundered 1914 off Cabot Head
126485	Charles A. Street	Joseph B. Lozen	Steamer	698	1888	Wrecked and burnt 1908 off Port Sanilac MI
92033	Mary H. Boyce	Sherman H. Boyce	Steamer	700	1888	To Canada 1917 (ON 140994), destroyed by fire 1928, scrapped 1936
	A. Meister	Adrian O'Beck & Co.	Tug	35	1888
126540	Chas. H. Augur	Fisher Bros.	Tug	37	1889
92075	Mary A. McGregor	Potter-Teare Transit	Steamer	618	1889	Wrecked 1920 on Magnetic Reef
116267	Sachem	D. O. Lockhart	Steamer	740	1889	Burnt 1925 near Roberts Landing MI
100473	Ionia	Loutit Bridge et al	Steamer	1,287	1890	To Canada 1912 as Fairfax (ON 111966), Maplegorge 1920, scuttled 1925 off Kingston ON
126641	Crescent	J. U. Emery	Steamer	72	1890	Abandoned 1924
120807	Frank Edward	John Zietlow	Tug	35	1890	Robbins III 1913, scrapped 1930
136186	C.E.M.B.A.	L. Coates	Tug	44	1890	Abandoned 1935
106884	Alice	Smith & Son	Tug	44	1891	H. J. Dornbos 1922, NLD 1940
120861	Frank P. Geiken	John Geiken	Tug	36	1891	Crescent 1919, abandoned 1927
96098	Henry Troy	Henry Troy	Tug	45	1891
92385	Major Dana	Thompson, Smith	Tug	65	1891
155225	Oval Agitator	W. V. Booth	Steamer	94	1892	Beaver 1902, abandoned 1932
126861	Columbia		Steamer	140	1892	To QMD 1918, abandoned 1923
126882	Columbia	Thomas Rudeck	Excursion Boat	120	1892	Abandoned 1936
136320	E. G. Crosby	Crosby Transportation	Tug	85	1892	Scrapped 1914
120939	Fanny M. Rose		Steamer	34	1893	Burnt 1918 in Cleveland OH
136357	E. G. Maxwell		Tug	88	1893	Abandoned 1933
145640	Theora	John Parker	Fish Tug	24	1893	Abandoned 1933
96270	Helen Taylor	William S. Taylor	Steamer	82	1894	Foundered 1930 off Michigan City IN
92567	Margaret McCann		Tug	36	1894	Abandoned 1935
150656	Pentland	William H. Loutit	Steamer	827	1894	Abandoned 1927

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