BENTON, TOM (1840, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BENTON, TOM
Year of Build:
1840
Construction and Ownership
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: May have been a sloop originally.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
8
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Chicago, IL.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
15 Nov 1852
How:
Wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1840 Enrolled Cleveland, OH as sloop.

1849 Registered Michilimackinac District; 11.42 tons, schooner.

1852, Nov 15 Ashore near Chicago, IL, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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