THUMB, TOM (1852, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
THUMB, TOM
Also known as:
BELLE CASE
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Amherst Island, ONT
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
David Tait
Original Owner:
Francis Bezo & Alex Langhway
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
61'
Beam:
13.7'
Depth:
4.5'
Tonnage (old style):
30
History
Chronology:

1854 Owned Mivatur & Company, South Bay

1857, November Raised after sinking, Ogdensburg, New York

1860 33 tons; owned Yolt & Brothers, Wolfe Island, Ontario

1863, May 20 Owned George Loney, Marysburgh Township, Prince Edward

County

1864 Rebuilt by David Tait, South Bay; renamed BELLE CASE

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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