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Fishing Vessels of the Great Lakes

Compiled by Harvey Hadland

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C. J. BOS 65 ft. steam powered fish tug owned by William Ver Duin, Grand Haven, Mich., in 1931.

C. J. GLADYS A fish boat, of unknown size, owned by Larson Weborg, Gills Rock, Wis., in 1930

C & R 278269 Built by T.D. Vinette Co., Escanaba, MI in 1958 for Halberg Bros. Fishery, St.Ignace, MI. The 40 ft. steel hulled fish tug was equipped with a 4 cyl. D3304 Caterpillar diesel engine. The boat was next owned by Joseph Bray, Munising, MI The Bray family had ownership until late 2003, when they sold her to Jeff McDonald, Washington Island, WI. McDonald had the vessel trucked overland to Manistique, MI where she was launched and then towed to Washington Island. SEE PHOTO

C. S. ADDISON . A 65-ft. steam powered fish tug owned by Kishman Fish Co., Vermilion, Ohio, in 1928.

C. S. ADDISON SR. 226951 A 38 ft. fish tug built at DePere, Wis. in 1927 for William A. Addison, Green Bay, Wis. In 1935 the boat was sold to George Sewers, Saugatuck, Mich., who had ownership until 1947, when she was sold to E.R. Jackson, of Saugatuck. Jackson had the boat until 1959, at which time she was reported as abandoned. Boat was fully enclosed, with pilot house mid-ship and a raised cabin on the stern. Power was a 30-36 Kahlenberg oil engine.

C. W. BOHMAN . Built at Algoma, Wis. in 1980 by Charles and Mike Bohman, and operated from that port. An all-steel 42 ft. fish tug equipped with a Murphy diesel. Boat was later sold to Mike LeClair, Jacksonport, Wis. Confiscated by the state of Michigan, in an illegal fishing matter, the boat was then sold back to another owner in Wisconsin.

C.W. LIND 248986 Built by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Corp., in 1945 for Clarence W. Lind, Ellison Bay, WI. The 42 ft. all- steel fish tug was equipped with a 45-54 hp Kahlenberg oil engine. Lind sold her to Giles Peterson, of Ellison Bay, in 1948. The boat was then renamed KELLY. In May of 2003 the boat was purchased by Daniel Anderson, Milwaukee, WI and renamed ALICIA RAE.

C. W. TURNER Built in 1900 for S.P. Hogstad Fish Co., Duluth, Minn. 55 ft. x 13 ft. boat was equipped with a Kahlenberg gas engine. By 1912 Booth Fisheries had acquired her for operation from their Bayfield, Wis. plant, picking up fish from the many fish camps among the islands. Passengers were also carried. In 1923 the gas engine was replaced with a 50-60 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine.

The boat was engaged as a fish tug in the fall herring run. A net lifter was installed on the port side. Some very sizeable lifts of herring were always brought in during the approximately two-week fishery. In the spring she was used to set gillnets for the various fishermen fishing for the Booth Company. Their later boat, APOSTLE ISLANDS, was also engaged in the herring fishing season.

The boat was last operated in 1937. The next year the cabin and engine were removed, and the hull towed to Houghton Pt. to form a breakwater in front of the Elmer Bodin Fisheries dock. VIEW PICTURE

CANVAS BACK Owned by John and Peter Fillstra, Muskegon, Mich. in 1950, size of the boat is not known.

CAPE PIGEON A gas boat of undisclosed size, built for Albert Bjorquist, Manistee, Mich. in 1909 and operated until 1926 when it was relaced with a larger diesel powered vessel.

CAPE PIGEON Owned by Albert Balow, South Haven, Mich. in 1931, size and rig unknown.

CARLSON BROS. .257582 40 ft. wood fish tug owned by Robert Carlson, Port Wing , Wis. Built in Door County, the boat was brought to Lake Superior, by Carlson, in the 1940s. Of square stern design, fully enclosed, power was with a Gray Marine 6-330 gas engine. Boat was sold for use as a sport-troller, in the 1970s. VIEW PICTURE

CAROLINE . A 36 ft. x 9 ft. fish tug owned by John Scheffler, Milwaukee, Wis. in 1946. Boat was equipped . with a 68 hp Universal gasoline engine.

CAROLINE .Built by Peterson Boat Works, in 1935, for Arthur Dettman, Algoma, Wis. This was the 6th fish tug built by Peterson. 40 ft. x 11 ft. Equipped with a 45-54 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. After many years of use the boat was reportedly beached and burned near Little Sturgeon Harbor, in Door County.

CAROLINE A 40 ft. gas powered fish tug owned by Edward Ellison, Marinette, Wis. in 1946. The boat was of fantail design, fully enclosed, with pilot house aft, and equipped with a Chrysler Crown marine engine.

CAROLYN 229077 Built at Manitowoc, Wis. by Burger Boat Co., in 1929 44 ft. x 11 ft. and equipped with a 45-54 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. Boat was first owned by Gus Mollhagen, St.Joseph, Mich. Later owners were McCash Bros., Holland, Mich. Boat is presently in the Marinette, Wis. and owned by James Benson.

CARROLL E. 211356 A 32 ft. gas powered fish boat, built at Little Suamico, Wis. in 1913; Listed as being owned by Otto Marks, Big Suamico, in the 1925 MVUS.

CASCADE . 210620 A 30 ft. gas powered fish boat, built at West DePere, Wis. in 1905. The 1925 MVUS lists the owner as Charles Grosse, Little Suamico, Wis.

CASEY BROS. . 249620 35 ft. x 11 ft. All steel fish tug built by Marinette+ Marine Corp. in 1946 for Adson Casey, Fairport, Mich. Equipped with a Chrysler Crown marine gas engine. In 1949 the boat was sold to Frank Gudwer, Brampton, Mich. Gudwer sold her to Norbert Swaer, Oconto, Wis. in 1952. VIEW PICTURE

CASTANET 206238 A 72 ft. x 14 ft. steel hulled, steam powered fish tug, built at Ferrysburg, Mich. in 1909 by Johnston Bros. Shipyard. Owned by Ranney Fisheries, Cleveland, Ohio from 1909 to 1929. In 1929 ownership went to L . Wells Construction Co., Cleveland. The name was changed to DONALD WELLS, and the boat is listed as being abandoned in 1931. VIEW PICTURE

CASTANET 207940 A 48 ft. x 10 ft. fish tug, built at Bay City, Mich. in 1909. In 1925 Powered with a gasoline engine, the boat is listed as being owned by Charles Cross, Charlevoix, Mich. in 1925.

CASTANET 247940 Built at Bay City, Mich, in 1909, this gas powered fish tug was 47 ft. x 10 ft. and listed as being owned by Charles Cross, Charlevoix, Mich., in the 1925 MVUS.

CATARACT 210699 A 32 ft. gas powered fish boat, built by Burger in 1906. The 1925 MVUS lists the owner as William C. Green, Green Bay, Wis. In 1975 Carl Bender, Little Suamico, Wis., was owner.

CATHERINE B. . 200106 A 29 ft. x 8.5 ft. gas powered fish boat, built at St. James, Mich. in 1907. The 1925 MVUS lists Dennis B. Boyle, St. James, Mich. as the owner.

CATHERINE MARY Owned by Winfield Steinhoff, Munising, Mich. in 1954.

CATHERINE R. . A 40 ft. gas powered fish boat owned by James Roe, Harbor Springs, Mich., in 1945.

CAWYASK 209149 26 ft. gas powered fish boat, built at High Island, Mich. in 1910, and listed as being owned by Alexander Gondreau, Manistique, Mich. in the 1925 MVUS.

CECELIA M. 218995 A 30 ft. x 8 ft. wood hulled fishing vessel, built at West Depere, Wis. in 1914. In 1925 ownership is listed to Lars Bilton, Detroit Harbor, Wis. (Washington Island)

CECIL W. 42 ft. steam powered fish tug owned by Walter Wilson, Frankfort, Mich., in 1928.

CG A fish tug, about 40 ft. in length, built for Cliff Wenniger, Algoma, Wis., many years ago. Boat had various name changes, including ALIECE, and ALIECE II. As of 1992 the boat was pulled ashore and deteriorating, at Rowley Bay, in northern Door County.

CHALLENGER A 34 ft. gas powered fish boat, owned by Frank Eichler, Michigan City, Ind., in 1932.

CHAMBERS BROS. 228149 A 52 ft. all-steel fish tug built by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding,in 1929, for Chambers Bros. Fishery, Kenosha, Wis. Equipped with a 60-70 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine, the boat was converted to trawling after the decline of the trout fishery. Sold to interests outside the fishery, the boat is presently at Milwaukee, renamed RECOVERY, and used for underwater research.

CHAMP 40 ft. fish boat built by Wiinikka Boat Works, Portage Entry, Mich. in 1936 for Frank L. Champion, Grand Marais, Mich. The boat was equipped with an 85 hp., 6 cylinder Cummins diesel.

CHARLEEN A 42 ft. x 12 ft. all-steel fish tug built by Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. in 1951. In 1974 the boat was owned by Harold Goodman, Jr., Waukegan, IL.

CHARLES A. POTTER 60 ft. steam powered fish tug owned by Geo. Leidheiser, Vermilion, Ohio, in 1926.

CHARLES FRANK . 225613 54 ft. x 14 ft. wood hulled, steam powered fish tug built at Manistee, MI in 1926 by Ulyses Mc Cann, for Charles Hendricksen, Jr., Charlevoix, MI. In 1928 the steam engine was removed and replaced with a 100-120 Kahlenberg oil engine. From 1937 to 1942 the vessel was owned by the estate of Chas. Hendricksen, Jr. It was then sold to Frank Sears, Traverse City, MI and converted to use as a tow tug. The vessel was abandoned in 1957.

CHARLES G. 24 ft gas powered fish boat, owned by John S. Hacklander, Saugatuck, Mich. in 1930.

CHARLES J. . 249581 Built at Marinette Marine Corp. in 1946, for Walfred Jamsen, Copper Harbor, Mich. This all-steel fish tug, 42 ft. x 13 ft. featured a rounded stern, and extremely raked stem. Power was with a Model D8800 Caterpillar diesel. In 1983 Jamsen sold the boat to Philip Anderson, Kenosha, WI. Anderson renamed her JENNIFER. Some time later the boat was sold to Michael LeClair, Jacksonport, WI. LeClair removed the Caterpillar and installed a Cummins diesel. In 1997 ownership was changed and the boat renamed CHRISTOPHER ROBIN.

CHARLES K A 34 ft. gas powered fish boat owned by Frank Eichler, Kenosha, Wis., in 1930.

CHARLES LOESCH 56 ft. steam powered fish tug owned by Eugene Loesch, Erie, Penn., in 1926.

CHARLES M. HYTTEL 244710 A 65 ft. steam powered fish tug built at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding, in 1913. Listed as being owned by Charles M. Hyttel, Sr., Racine, Wis., from 1913 to 1931. Tom Brown, Whitefish Point, Mich. was the owner during 1931 and 1932. Bonnie M. Moore, Port Huron, Mich., is listed as owner from 1932 to 1940. Vessel was abandoned in 1940.

CHARLES P. STRICKER 126898 60 ft. steam powered fish tug built at Buffalo, N.Y. in 1892. Listed as owned by Betz Lockhart Fish Co., Au Sable (Oscoda), Mich. in 1926 MVUS, and Bruce Lockhart, Oscoda, in 1938 MVUS.

CHARLES W. 261042 A 40 ft. steel hulled vessel, built by Arnold Johnson Boat Works, Green Bay, WI in 1950. Charles Wood, Racine, WI owned the boat from 1950 to 1965. Roy Buckler, Leland, MI then acquired the boat, changed the name to SEA BIRD II, and owned her until 1976. Lorman Greenfeldt, Washington Island, WI had ownership for a time in the mid 1970s, Jeffrey Weborg, Gill Rock, WI also was an owner during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Duane Peterson, Bayfield, WI owned the boat for time, fishing her out of Big Traverse Bay, MI. Gerald Jondreau, Brimley, MI bought the boat from Peterson and changed the name to BOYZIE II.

CHARLIE 35 ft. gas powered fish boat, owned by Elmer Wiinikka, Chassell, Mich., in 1926.

CHATTANOOGA 70 ft. steam powered, steel hulled, fish tug, owned by Booth Fisheries, Bayfield, Wis. Built in 1910, the boat was operated at Bayfield until 1935, when it was sold to Couture Bros., fishermen at Ontonagon, Mich. After some time there she sold to a Duluth tug operator.

CHEERIO 237885 Built by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Drydock Co. in 1935 from a design by Walter W. Haertel. The 40 ft. x 12 ft. steel hulled vessel was equipped with a 30-36 Kahlenberg oil engine.Launched on Friday Dec. 13 . Taken to Kenosha Wis. by owner Richard Jacobson the boat was lost on Jan. 17, 1936 attempting to get back into Kenosha during a severe northeast blow. The boat foundered in the heavy ice floe off the Harbor and the entire crew of three, including the owner drowned. Later recovered, the boat had many owners: Theodore F. Muhlenbeck, Kenosha, 1939-1947; Wallace Chambers, South Haven, Mich. 1949-1955; Lloyd Wissman, Montaque, Mich. 1957-1960; Stanley Oronowski, Port Austin, Mich. 1961-1963; Stanley Rochefort, Alpena, Mich., 1964-1976; Clifford Biddick, Charlevoix, Mich. 1977-1980; Waters Edge Marine, Charlevoix, 1981-1989; Detour Marine Service, Detour, Mich. 1994; South Florida Launch Towing, Miami Beach, Fla. 1999. VIEW PICTURE

CHEROKEE A 39 ft. x 10 ft. gas boat, owned by Weborg Hansen Fishery, Ellison Bay, Wis., in 1949.

CHIEF .275653 A 36 ft. x 10 ft. steel hulled fish tug built by Peter Mayer, Racine, WI in 1957, and owned by Mayer until 1961. William Schoff, Milwaukee, owned the boat during 1961 and 1962. Harry Miller, Petoskey, MI is listed as owner after 1962.

CHIEF 213686 A 52 ft. x 12 ft. fish tug built at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. in 1915. Owned by Charles Vogelheim, Rogers City, Mich. in 1932, the boat was powered with a 60-70 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. Originally a steam tug, she was converted to gas power in 1926 and to oil in 1934. This is the same boat that was later owned by Bethway McDonald, Grand Marais, Mich. in the mid 1940s, and later sold to James Roe, Jr., Harbor Springs, Mich., and converted to a tow tug. Vessel was abandoned in 1964.

CHINOOK .Built on Madeline Island in the early 1920s for use as a passenger and car ferry. The nearly 50 ft. boat was bought by Ernest LaPointe, Bayfield, and put to many uses. First as a fish buying and supply boat to the various fish and lumber camps on the islands. Used in the herring fishing at Bayfield, and also Duluth; for a few years she was used in the pound net fishery, with a pile-driver mounted on the square stern. Early power was a Wolverine gasoline motor. In the 1940s a Chrysler Crown gasoline engine was installed. The boat was burned in the early 1960s. VIEW PICTURE

CHIPPEWA 24 ft. gas powered fish boat owned by Fred Miles, Ontonagon, Mich. in 1948.

CHIPPEWA Owned by George A. Cowell, Munising, Mich. in 1954, size of the boat is not known.

CHRISTY fish boat, of unknown size, owned by Russell Couture, Ontonagon, Mich. in 1940.

CHUB Owned by G.J. Tromp, Muskegon, Mich. in 1938, size of boat is not known.

CHUM Owned by Olaf Norvick, Muskegon, Mich. in 1934, size of boat or type of machinery is unknown.

CINDY MARIE See LINDA MAE

CLARA 34 ft. gas powered fish boat, owned by John Fisher, Montaque, Mich., in 1930.

CLARA A 36 ft. fish tug, owned by Edward Ozga, Port Huron, Mich., in 1945. Boat was powered with 30-36 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine.

CLARA C. A 39 ft. fish tug, equipped with a 30-36 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine, and owned by Oliver Bjarnarsen, Washington Island, Wis., in 1945.

CLARA LEE Owned by Fred Babcock, Munising, Mich. in 1954, size of boat not known.

CLARA MAE double-ender fishing boat, about 35 ft. in length, built at Bayfield by Oluf Edwards. Ted Bissell, LaPointe, owned her well into the 1950s. She was later owned by Clarence Zabawa, Bayfield. Boat had a Buick engine up until 1948, when a Chrysler Crown marine gas engine was installed.

CLARA Owned by Darling Gillish, Muskegon, Mich. in 1942, size not known.

CLARA S. 206410 Built at Manitowoc, Wis. by Burger Boat Co., in 1909 48 ft. x 13 ft. and originally equipped with a 24 hp. Kahlenberg gas engine. In the late 1920s the boat was owned by Thomas H. Peterson, Fayette, Mich., and had a 50-60 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine for power. Early owners include: Fred Wilke, Two Rivers, 1910-1917 - Henry LaFond, Two Rivers, 1919-1925 - Peter Jacobson, Escanaba, 1926, and Thomas Peterson, Fayette, 1927-1944. 1911 MVUS listed as Passenger Service. Abandoned in 1945 MVUS.

CLARE T. . 283839 45 ft. x 12 ft., built by T.D Vinette, Escanaba, Mich., in 1960 for Clare Thomas, Unionville, Mich.; rigged for both trawling and gillnetting, the stern cabin could be taken off, and winches and trawl gear place aft. The original owner's son, Vern Thomas, used the boat in marine construction, working for Meagher Construction out of Bay City MI. The boat passed to his children and is now owned and operated by the original owner's grandson, Cyril A. Thomas. It is docked at Thomas Marine in Unionville, no longer used for fishing, but as a work boat and pleasure boat.

CLARENCE Built at Bayfield, Wis. in the 1920s by Oluf Edwards, for H.C. Elmore Fisheries. Boat was 40 ft. in length and equipped with a gasoline engine. Used in the commercial fishery, the boat was eventually sold to a Duluth firm.

CLARICE A 28 ft.(approx.) fantail fish boat, owned by Martin Erickson, Bayfield. Boat was in operation until 1940, when a larger boat was built to replace it.

CLARRISSA 30 ft. (approx.) gas powered fish boat owned by John Chaffee, Fairport, Mich. in 1929.

CLAUDE L. 223431 A 40 ft. fish tug owned by Warren Bailey, Menominee, Mich. Powered with a 30-36 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. The boat sank at the dock in Manistique, Mich. in 1954, was raised and saw extended service thereafter.

CLAUDE S. A 30 ft. gas powered fish boat, owned by Laurence Hahnkuper, Washington, Island, in 1945.

CLAYTON F. A 40 ft. gas powered fish boat, owned by Robert Robinson, Mackinaw City, Mich., in 1931.

CLEO ANN A 38 ft. gas powered fish boat owned by Ernest King, Sr., Naubinway, Mich. in 1945.

CLEO M. A fish boat, of unknown size, owned by Albert Lanno, Cheboygan, Mich. in 1932.

CLIPPER 38 ft. diesel powered fish tug owned by Paul VanLandschoot, Munising, Mich. in 1960.

CLIPPER A 29 ft. gas powered fish tug, owned by Albert and Walter Koski, Aura, Mich. In 1945, the boat was equipped with a 95 hp. Chris-Craft marine engine, and fished in the Huron Island area.

CLOVERLAND Owned by Ray Adair, Munising, Mich. in 1938, size unknown.

CLYDE C. A 36 ft. gas powered fish boat, owned by Clyde Cross, Charlevoix, Mich., in 1944.

COLUMBIA A steam powered fish tug, 85 ft. in length, owned by Peter Anderson Fisheries, Marquette, Mich. Boat was fished until 1933, when they had the PETER A. built at Portage Entry.

COMET 127361 A 52 ft. x 13 ft. ft. steam powered fish tug, built at Buffalo, N.Y. in 1899. The vessel was owned by Ed. Olson Sons, Frankport, Mich., in 1928. She was abandoned in 1933.

COMMOTION ..Originally a pleasure craft, it was converted to a fish boat by Harvey Lyle Nourse. Boat was about 30 ft. in length, with a square stern, powered with a Studebaker car motor. Nourse, and partner, Arthur Potter fished from Rocky Island one spring in the late 1940s, staying at the Chris Hadland fish camp.

CONNIE J. 256871 A 35 ft. steel hulled fish tug, built by Kargard Boat and Engine Co., Marinette, Wis.,in 1948 for Charles and Harold Olson, Escanaba, Mich. In 1969 the boat was sold to Roger Tallman, Munising, Mich.

CORNUCOPIA 48 ft. fish tug built at Cornucopia, Wis., in 1929, by Thomas H. Jones, Sr. Powered with a 50-60 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine, the boat was owned and operated by Andrew Hansen, Cornucopia until 1942, when ownership was by his widow, Rosie Hansen. Evald Heinonen also had the boat for a time. In 1958 John Greene, Ashland, Wis. was owner, and in 1962 Gerhard Schultz, Ironwood, Mich. had the boat at Black River Harbor, Mich., fishing with her briefly. A fire destroyed the boat shortly after. VIEW PICTURE

CRUSADER II . A 35 ft. gas powered fish boat, owned by Carl Erickson, Knife River, Minn., in 1939.

CRYSTAL 202695 A steam powered fish tug built by Burger Boat Co., in 1905. 42 ft. x 10 ft. List of owners include: Edward G. Tews, Jr., Milwaukee, 1907-1909; James Sorenson, Detroit Harbor, 1910; Nels Sorenson, Sawyer, Wis., 1914-1917; Charles Schwartz, Sheboygan, 1919; Frank Mayer, Jr., Port Washington, 1921. Not listed in 1925 MVUS.

CUB 234661 A 36 ft. x 11 ft. gill net tug, built at Little Suamico, Wis. in 1936, for Cliff Wenniger, Algoma, Wis. Later owned by Francis Wenniger, and operated as a charter/sport fishing boat. Last operated as a gill net boat.

CUCKOO A 52 ft. steam powered fish tug owned by John Steimle, Sheboygan, Wis. in 1916.

 

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