TORRENT (1855, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TORRENT
Year of Build:
1855
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport (Marine City), MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Wm. B. Dickson(Dixon)
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
411
Final Disposition
Final Location:
10 mi. e. Port Stanley, ONT.
Lake Erie.
Date:
30 Oct 1863
Final Depth:
60''
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Railroad iron.
Notes:
Bound Buffalo, NY for Little Bay de Noc, Green Bay, WI.
History
Chronology:

1858, May Collided with bark REPUBLIC off Point Pelee, ONT., Lake Erie.

1860 Owned B.W. Bissell, Detroit, MI.

1860, May Fitted to become bark.

1860, Dec 1 Ashore near Barcelona, NY., Lake Erie.

1861 Strengthened.

1863, Oct 30 Foundered off Port Stanley, ONT., Lake Erie.

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

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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