COBB, A.R. (1844, Brig)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
COBB, A.R.
Year of Build:
1844
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Charleston or Black River, OH
Vessel Type:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
T. Cobb
Original Owner:
Cobb & Co. & J. McKinty
Ownership Notes:
Rigged at Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
107'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
10'
Tonnage (old style):
226.07
Capacity:
300 tons
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Chicago, IL, foot of Madison St.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
13 Oct 1856
How:
Stranded, went to pieces.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
No loss of life.
History
Chronology:

1849 Enrolled Buffalo Creek, NY.

1851, Nov 12 Reported ashore with salt, Dunkirk, NY, Lake Erie.

1853, Nov 29 Struck bar & damaged corn cargo, Oswego, NY, Lake Ontario.

1856, Oct 13 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
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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