SMART, DAVID (1845, Brig)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SMART, DAVID
Year of Build:
1845
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Huron, OH
Vessel Type:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William A. Hopkins?
Original Owner and Location:
A.G. Turner, et.al., Detroit, Michigan
Ownership Notes:
Named for Port Huron businessman David Smart
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
96' 8"
Beam:
24' 7"
Depth:
9' 7"
Tonnage (old style):
203.15
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Northside of the Chicago Pier, Lake Michigan
Date:
2 Apr 1857
How:
Ashore in storm, broke up
Final Cargo:
Wood
Notes:
8 crew & 6 men who went to her rescue lost their lives
History
Chronology:

1847, October 18 Owned Charles L. Gager, Detroit, Michigan

1855, November Collision with brig CONSTELLATION in mouth of Buffalo

Harbor, Lake Erie

1855, November Damaged in gale on Lake Erie, drydocked & recaulked

1857, April 2 Ashore at Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan

Owned J.H. Einer, Chicago, Illinois

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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