STORM (1853, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
STORM
Year of Build:
1853
Official Number:
23359
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John Miner
Original Owner and Location:
John Miner, Detroit, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
75'
Beam:
18' 11"
Depth:
4' 6"
Tonnage (old style):
58 7/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Bar Point
Lake Erie
Final Cargo:
stone
Notes:
Bound for Detroit went ashore, sunk
History
Chronology:

1853, May 4 Enrolled Detroit.

1853, Dec 22 Stranded off Kelley's Island, ice bound, abandoned by crew; salvaged by William Vessey who resold to John Miner, original owner.

1856, Mar 8 Owned Nicholas Jager, Detroit.

1856, Jul 17 Owned William G. Chamberlin and Mahala Chamberlin, Gibraltar.

1857, Jul 2 Owned James McCourt, Port Huron.

1865 Large repairs, 85 tons.

1867, Apr 8 Owned Erwin M. Carrington and William Curtis, Port Huron, MI; 77 x 20.2 x 6.81, 74.51 gross tons.

1868, Apr 6 Owned William Curtis, Port Huron.

1869, Apr 19 US23359

1873, Nov Wrecked Bar Point, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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