GENERAL TAYLOR (1847, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GENERAL TAYLOR
Year of Build:
1847
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Euclid, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Figurehead a bust of "old Zack".
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William Treat
Original Owner and Location:
R.G. & H. F. Winslow, Cleveland, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
115'
Beam:
25'
Depth:
9.5'
Tonnage (old style):
245
History
Chronology:

1847, Aug 12 Launched; cost $9,800.

1847 Enrolled Cleveland.

1847, Oct Maiden voyage Cleveland to Chicago, IL.

1848 Flour & grain trade, Cleveland to Buffalo, NY.

1856, Oct 24 Wrecked 5 miles N. of Milwaukee, WI, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
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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