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Summary
The Rhine was a gasoline boat that Roy Ranger and a crew used to reach Fox Island, tow the damaged Lucie A., and bring food to its crew in December 1913.
Evidence and limits
The report supplies the name and class only. It does not establish a registry, dimensions, owner, home port, crew list, or later service.
Open questions
- Can local or registry records identify the Rhine and its crew?
- Was this gasoline boat used on later Beaver Island rescue or fishing runs?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, December 20, 1913, report reprinted from the Charlevoix Sentinel on the Lucie A. rescue.Names the Rhine as the gasoline boat taken by Roy Ranger and a crew to Fox Island to tow the damaged Lucie A. home and bring food. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Rhine”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/rhine-1913/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, December 20, 1913, report reprinted from the Charlevoix Sentinel on the Lucie A. rescue..
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