TRINIDAD (1867, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TRINIDAD
Year of Build:
1867
Official Number:
24621
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Grand Island, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William Keefe
Original Owner:
Merriam & Kelly
Hull Dimensions
Length:
138'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (gross):
356
Final Disposition
Final Location:
12 miles off Algoma, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
11 May 1881
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Bound Port Huron, MI for Chicago, IL, foundered in heavy gale in deep water; total loss.
History
Chronology:

1868 333.3 gross tons.

1871 Owned Teller & Miller, Oswego, NY.

1876 Owned Finn Brothers, Oswego.

1880 Towed Silver Islet, ONT to Port Huron, MI by wrecker PRINCE ALFRED.

1881, May 11 Foundered 12 miles off Algoma, WI, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
General notes:
-2023 Wreck discovered
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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