SEVENTY-SIX (pre1848, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SEVENTY-SIX
Year of Build:
before1848
Construction and Ownership
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
76 39/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near St. Joseph, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
23 Jul 1857
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Sprang leak 40 miles out of Chicago; crew rescued by HILLSDALE; wreck washed up at St. Joseph.
History
Chronology:

1848, Nov Driven ashore near Sheboygan, WI with 2000,000' lumber, bound for Chicago.

1851 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1853-58 Four enrollments Chicago.

1853, Apr Ashore Grand River, Lake Michigan.

1854, Apr Beached New Buffalo, Lake Michigan; 1 life lost.

1857, Jul 23 Wrecked Lake Michigan.

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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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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