CASTLE, W.B. (1856, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CASTLE, W.B.
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Peck & Masters
Original Owner and Location:
Capt. Nickerson, Cleveland, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
107.7'
Beam:
24.1'
Depth:
8.1'
Tonnage (old style):
218 36/95
Final Disposition
Date:
18 Mar 1861
How:
Abandoned at sea.
History
Chronology:

1857, Mar Owned Crawford, Price & Co., Cleveland, OH; grain trade.

1859, Summer Earliest lakes schooner to engage in the coast trade on Atlantic Ocean; traveled Boston-Mobile, AL.

1861, MAr 20 Enroute to Saline Texas was disabled & abandoned at sea.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
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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