CLARK, F. C. (1849, Brigantine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CLARK, F. C.
Year of Build:
1849
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Clair, MI
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
120'
Beam:
25'
Depth:
10'
Tonnage (old style):
266.45
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Manitowoc, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
17 Oct 1856
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Stripped, spring of 1857 by steamer TROY.
History
Chronology:

1852, Nov 12 Driven aground on Middle Island, Lake Erie, bound for Buffalo from Milwaukee; cargo barley.

1853, Sep 17 Struck by lightning 10 miles from Buffalo, NY; foremast damaged.

1854, Apr 13 Owned Ellsworth & Co, Chicago, IL.

1854, Apr Sprang leak in Lake Michigan, returned to Chicago.

1856, Oct 17 Reported wrecked at Manitowoc, WI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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