BISHOP, H. B. (1847, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BISHOP, H. B.
Year of Build:
1847
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Also described as brig, 1848.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
G. W. Jones & Co.
Master Carpenter:
Jacob Banta
Original Owner and Location:
G. W. Walbridge & Captain Trowbridge, Cleveland, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
121.1'
Beam:
24.1'
Depth:
9.5'
Tonnage (old style):
264
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Nottawasaga Harbor, Georgian Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
25 Sep 1852
How:
Ashore in storm.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
History
Chronology:

1847 Apr 13 Launched.

1847-52 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1852 Owned Oliver Bugbee, Buffalo.

1852 Sep 25 Ashore in storm.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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