Alcona. Original Name: Alcona. Other Names: None Owner: Berwick, 1878, United States, Michigan, Detroit, Later Frontier Iron Works Builder: Linn & Craig., 1878, United States, Michigan, Gibralter Engine Builder: Christie and DeGraffe., 1878, United States, Michigan, Detroit Year Built: 1878 Year Engine Built: 1878 Final Disposition: Burned and sank off Isle of Pines, Nova Scotia November 11, 1913. Notes: To coast, 1911. Alcona county in Northeast Lower Michigan Registry Number: US. 105809 Hull Number: 19 Vessel Type: Steam barge Length: 185 ft. Width: 34 ft. Height: 22 ft. Gross Tonnage: 359 t. Net Tonnage: 269 t. Materials: Wood Engine Type: Steeple compound Piston #1: 30 in. Piston #2: 50 in. Stroke Length: 44 in.