CLIPPER CITY (1854, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CLIPPER CITY
Year of Build:
1854
Official Number:
4347
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Stephen Bates & Son
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
100' 11"
Beam:
27' 6"
Depth:
7' 7"
Tonnage (old style):
185 22/95
History
Chronology:

Demensions also seen as 101.7 x 27.8 x 7.5'

1854 Enrolled Mackinac, MI.

1854, Apr 8 Owned J.E. & O.H. Platt, Manitowoc, WI.

1857, Nov 11 Gounded Milwaukee, WI.

1858, Apr Owned Sheboygan, WI.

1859 - 65 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

1863 Owned McCrea & Coit, Chicago, IL.

1868 126.23 gross tons; US4347.

1871 Owned McKnight & Coit, Chicago, IL.

1873 Repaired.

1876, May Damaged in collision with Chicago pier, lost bowsprit, jibboom & foremast.

1876 - 79 Owned Ryerson et al, Chicago, IL.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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