STORM SPIRIT (1856, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
STORM SPIRIT
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Huron, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J. P. Arnold
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
223
Final Disposition
Final Location:
off Bark Shanty, tip of Michigan's thumb
Lake Huron
Date:
10 Aug 1864
How:
collision
Notes:
upbound, sank at night in collision with downbound bark CITY OF MILWAUKEE
History
Chronology:

1856 Enrolled Chicago.

1860 Owned S. Gray, Chicago.

1860, Jul Ashore near Port Rowan, ONT, corn laden bound from Chicago, sank, abandoned.

1860, Aug Raised by Van Norman with tug E. P. DORR.

1861 Large repairs.

1863 Owned Scott and Rankin, Erie, PA.

1864, Aug 10 Wrecked Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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