GARDNER, F.B. (1855, Brigantine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GARDNER, F.B.
Year of Build:
1855
Official Number:
9198
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sheboygan, WI
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
A. Gilson
Original Owner and Location:
F.B. Gardener, Chicago, Illinois
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
177.2'
Beam:
31.3'
Depth:
10.1'
Tonnage (old style):
460
Final Disposition
Final Location:
7 miles north of Port Sanilac, Michigan, Lake Huron
Date:
15 Sep 1904
Final Depth:
50 feet'
How:
Fire
History
Chronology:

1855 May 13 Launched at Sheboygan, Wisconsin

1866 Rebuilt & lengthened, made a Barkentine

1871 Owned H.K. Elkins, Chicago, Illinois

1879 Wrecked near Buffalo, New York

1882 October 21 Struck by schooner REPUBLIC while at anchor at Port Huron, Michigan

1904 Owned J.C. Pringle, St. Claire, MI

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
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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