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JOHN CHASSELL (formerly ECHO)

Type: Propeller Steam Tug

Lengths: 51 ft (15.5 m)

Deaths: None reported

Location: Portage Entry, Lake Superior

GPS: Unknown

IDENTIFICATION & SITE INFORMATION

• Name: JOHN CHASSELL (formerly ECHO)

• Official Number: 75352

• Construction:

• Builder: J.W. Church

• Year Built: 1868

• Location: Sugar Island, Michigan

• Ownership History:

• Original Name: ECHO

• Renamed: JOHN CHASSELL by Sheldon Brothers (Portage Lake, Michigan)

SPECIFICATIONS

• Hull Material: Wood

• Length: 51 ft (15.5 m)

• Width: 10 ft (3 m)

• Depth: 3 ft (0.9 m)

• Gross Tonnage: 18

HISTORY

• 1868: Built as ECHO, primarily used as a Tug.

• 1867: An octagonal pilot house was added.

• 1870: Acquired by Sheldon Brothers, renamed JOHN CHASSELL, and repurposed as an excursion boat.

FINAL DISPOSITION

• Date: October 23, 1876

• Incident: Destroyed by fire at Portage Entry, Lake Superior.

• Loss: Estimated at $4,000.

• Cargo: None on board at the time of the fire.

• Casualties: No loss of life reported.

REFERENCES & LINKS

• Maritime History of the Great Lakes

• David Swayze Shipwreck File

• Bowling Green State University – Great Lakes Ships

• Great Lakes Ships

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