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'''SS ''Lac La Belle''''' was a wooden-hulled American [[package freighter]] in service between 1864 and 1872. She was built in 1864 in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], by Ira Lafrinier for Hanna & Garretson, also of Cleveland. She had an identical [[sister ship]] named [[SS Ironsides|''Ironsides'']]. ''Lac La Belle'' operated between Cleveland, and [[Lake Superior]] for a number of years, and was sold several times. In 1869, she was sold to Nathan Englemann of [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], and operated between Milwaukee and [[Grand Haven, Michigan]]. In 1871, she became part of the Englemann Transportation Company. Throughout her career, ''Lac La Belle'' was involved in several accidents.
'''SS ''Lac La Belle''''' was a wooden-hulled American [[package freighter]] in service between 1864 and 1872. She was built in 1864 in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], by Ira Lafrinier for Hanna & Garretson, also of Cleveland. She had an identical [[sister ship]] named [[SS Ironsides|''Ironsides'']]. ''Lac La Belle'' operated between Cleveland, and [[Lake Superior]] for a number of years, and was sold several times.{{sfnp|Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library|2021}}{{sfnp|Berry|2021}} In 1869, she was sold to Nathan Englemann of [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], and operated between Milwaukee and [[Grand Haven, Michigan]]. In 1871, she became part of the Englemann Transportation Company. Throughout her career, ''Lac La Belle'' was involved in several accidents.{{sfnp|Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library|2021}}{{sfnp|Bowling Green State University|2021}}


At 9:00 or 9:30{{nbsp}}p.m., ''Lac La Belle'' left Milwaukee for Grand Haven under the command of Captain W. H. Thompson, with about 19,000 [[bushel]]s of barley, 1,200 barrels of flour, 50 barrels of pork, 25 barrels of whiskey, 20 tons of [[Animal feed|animal feed]], [[sundries]] and 53 passengers and crew on board. There was a gale blowing across [[Lake Michigan]].{{sfnp|Wisconsin Shipwrecks|2021}}{{sfnp|Donahue|2021}} As she was travelling about {{convert|25|mi|km|1}} off [[Racine, Wisconsin]], she began leaking.{{sfnp|Wisconsin Shipwrecks|2021}}{{sfnp|Donahue|2021}} At around midnight, the rising water in ''Lac La Belle''{{'}}s engine room extinguished the fire in her boilers. all attempts to save her failed. At around 5:00{{nbsp}}a.m., the passengers and crew began abandoning ''Lac La Belle''. She sank about {{convert|20|mi|km|1}} off Racine. One of the lifeboats capsized, resulting in the deaths of eight people.{{sfnp|Wisconsin Shipwrecks|2021}}{{sfnp|Donahue|2021}}
==History==
===Design and construction===


As of 2021, the wreck of ''Lac La Belle'' has not been located.{{sfnp|Wisconsin Shipwrecks|2021}}
===Service history===

===Final voyage===


==References==
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* {{cite web |author = Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library |year = 2021 |title = Lac La Belle (1864, Propeller) |url = https://greatlakeships.org/2903861/data?n=1 |access-date = September 3, 2021 |publisher = [[Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library]] |location = Alpena, Michigan }}
* {{cite web |last = Baillod |first = Brendon |year = 2009 |title = Fathoms Deep But Not Forgotten: Wisconsin’s Historic Shipwrecks – Part II: Racine County |url = http://www.baillod.com/wuaa/Racine.html |access-date = September 3, 2021 |publisher = Brendon Baillod and Great Lakes Shipwreck Research }}
* {{cite web |last = Berry |first = Sterling |year = 2021 |title = Lac La Belle |url = https://www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com/histories-by-name/l/lac-la-belle |access-date = September 3, 2021 |publisher = Great Lakes Vessel Histories |location = Detroit, Michigan }}
* {{cite web |author = Bowling Green State University |year = 2021 |title = Lac La Belle |url = https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/436320 |access-date = September 3, 2021 |publisher = [[Bowling Green State University]] |location = Bowling Green, Ohio }}
* {{cite web |last = Donahue |first = James L. |year = 2021 |title = Wreck of the Lac La Belle |url = https://www.perdurabo10.net/lac-la-belle.html |access-date = September 3, 2021 |publisher = James L. Donahue |location = United States }}
* {{cite web |last = Lee |first = Robert E. |year = 1974 |title = Telescope, v. 23, n. 2 (March - April 1974) |url = https://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/122700/data?n= |access-date = September 3, 2021 |publisher = Great Lakes Maritime Institute |location = Detroit, Michigan }}
* {{cite web |last = Swayze |first = David |year = 2001 |title = Great Lakes Shipwrecks - L |url = http://www.boatnerd.com/swayze/shipwreck/l.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021003163827/http://www.boatnerd.com/swayze/shipwreck/l.htm |access-date = September 3, 2021 |archive-date = October 3, 2002 |publisher = [[Boatnerd]] |location = Port Huron, Michigan }}
* {{cite web |author = Wisconsin Shipwrecks |year = 2021 |title = Lac La Belle (1864) |url = https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/355?region=Index |access-date = September 3, 2021 |publisher = [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] |location = Madison, Wisconsin }}
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Revision as of 00:32, 3 September 2021

For other uses, see Lac La Belle.
Lac La Belle as she was owned by the Englemann Transportation Company
History
United States
NameLac La Belle
Owner
  • Hanna & Garrettson (1864–1869)
  • Nathan Englemann (1869–1872)
OperatorEnglemann Transportation Company (1870–1872)
Port of registry
BuilderIra Lafrinier of Cleveland, Ohio
LaunchedApril 30, 1864
In service1864
Out of serviceOctober 14, 1872
IdentificationUS official number 15803
FateSank in a collision on Lake Michigan
General characteristics
Class and typePackage freighter
Tonnage
Length217.5 feet (66.3 m)
Beam31.5 feet (9.6 m)
Depth13.25 feet (4.0 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × 4–bladed fixed pitch propellers

SS Lac La Belle was a wooden-hulled American package freighter in service between 1864 and 1872. She was built in 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Ira Lafrinier for Hanna & Garretson, also of Cleveland. She had an identical sister ship named Ironsides. Lac La Belle operated between Cleveland, and Lake Superior for a number of years, and was sold several times.[1][2] In 1869, she was sold to Nathan Englemann of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and operated between Milwaukee and Grand Haven, Michigan. In 1871, she became part of the Englemann Transportation Company. Throughout her career, Lac La Belle was involved in several accidents.[1][3]

At 9:00 or 9:30 p.m., Lac La Belle left Milwaukee for Grand Haven under the command of Captain W. H. Thompson, with about 19,000 bushels of barley, 1,200 barrels of flour, 50 barrels of pork, 25 barrels of whiskey, 20 tons of animal feed, sundries and 53 passengers and crew on board. There was a gale blowing across Lake Michigan.[4][5] As she was travelling about 25 miles (40.2 km) off Racine, Wisconsin, she began leaking.[4][5] At around midnight, the rising water in Lac La Belle's engine room extinguished the fire in her boilers. all attempts to save her failed. At around 5:00 a.m., the passengers and crew began abandoning Lac La Belle. She sank about 20 miles (32.2 km) off Racine. One of the lifeboats capsized, resulting in the deaths of eight people.[4][5]

As of 2021, the wreck of Lac La Belle has not been located.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library (2021).
  2. ^ Berry (2021).
  3. ^ Bowling Green State University (2021).
  4. ^ a b c d Wisconsin Shipwrecks (2021).
  5. ^ a b c Donahue (2021).

Sources

  • Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library (2021). "Lac La Belle (1864, Propeller)". Alpena, Michigan: Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  • Baillod, Brendon (2009). "Fathoms Deep But Not Forgotten: Wisconsin's Historic Shipwrecks – Part II: Racine County". Brendon Baillod and Great Lakes Shipwreck Research. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  • Berry, Sterling (2021). "Lac La Belle". Detroit, Michigan: Great Lakes Vessel Histories. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  • Bowling Green State University (2021). "Lac La Belle". Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  • Donahue, James L. (2021). "Wreck of the Lac La Belle". United States: James L. Donahue. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  • Lee, Robert E. (1974). "Telescope, v. 23, n. 2 (March - April 1974)". Detroit, Michigan: Great Lakes Maritime Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  • Swayze, David (2001). "Great Lakes Shipwrecks - L". Port Huron, Michigan: Boatnerd. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  • Wisconsin Shipwrecks (2021). "Lac La Belle (1864)". Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
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