SHOOK (1856, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SHOOK
Year of Build:
1856
Official Number:
22354
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Huron, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
F. D. Ketchum
Original Owner and Location:
L. F. & Solon Burgess, Cleveland, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
131' 4.32"
Beam:
25' 3"
Depth:
11' 2.4"
Tonnage (old style):
361 27/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Rondeau, ONT
Lake Erie
Date:
Nov 1869
How:
ashore
Final Cargo:
coal
History
Chronology:

1856, Sep Lost centerboard & bowsprint, Lake Michigan gale.

1859, Sep 28 Collided with, damaged by propeller GENERAL TAYLOR, St. Clair River.

1860, Jun Ashore Middle Island, Lake Huron, jettisoned iron ore.

1861, Apr Lost anchor & chain, Straits of Mackinac.

1861, Oct Lost anchor & chain, Lake Michigan.

1863 Owned Lingren, Cleveland, OH; large repairs.

1865 Same owner, Chicago, IL; 264.6 gross tons.

1869, Nov Wrecked; owned Capt. J. L. Higgie, Chicago.

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

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USA
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