WINDIATE, CORNELIA B. (1873, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WINDIATE, CORNELIA B.
Year of Build:
1873
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Thomas Windiate
Original Owner and Location:
Thomas Windiate & James Butler, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
138.6'
Beam:
26.2'
Depth:
11.2'
Tonnage (gross):
322.39
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Middle Island near Rogers City, Michigan, Lake Huron
Date:
10 Dec 1875
Final Depth:
190''
How:
Ice bound, sunk
Final Cargo:
20,000 bushels wheat
Notes:
Bound Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Buffalo, New York, she became trapped in ice & sunk; crew of 9 lost 1987 Wreck discovered, bottom Lake Huron, excellent condition
History
Chronology:

1874, May Ran Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Chicago, Illinois with hay;

later ran Manitowoc to Buffalo, New York

1875, November Repaired

1875, November 25 Owned C.C. Barnes, Manitowoc

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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