HUNTER, ROBERT (1841, Brigantine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HUNTER, ROBERT
Year of Build:
1841
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Jacob W. Banta
Original Owner and Location:
William Dickson, Black Rock, NY.
Ownership Notes:
Vincent Bidwell & Jacob Banta, Buffalo.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
87' 3"
Beam:
23' 4"
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
161 87/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Waukegon, IL.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
4 Oct 1849
How:
Beached & wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Wheat.
Notes:
Cargo partially saved.
History
Chronology:

1841, Apr 17 Launched.

1841, Apr 27 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1841, Aug Arrived Milwaukee, WI; cargo stoves, hollow-ware, & castings.

1846 Cleveland, OH - Buffalo, NY route; cargo flour & grain.

1846, May 1 Aground Buffalo, Lake Erie.

1847, Feb Owned C.D. Spaids, Buffalo.

1848, Jun 28 Grounded Buffalo.

1848, Sep 29 Collided with schooner LUTHER WRIGHT, Ashtabula, OH, Lake Erie.

1849, Oct 4 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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