RUSH (1853, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RUSH
Year of Build:
1853
Official Number:
21130
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, OH
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Conrad Reed
Original Owner and Location:
Conrad Reed and H. E. Mussey, Black River, OH
Hull Dimensions
Length:
102' 7"
Beam:
24' 8"
Depth:
7' 9"
Tonnage (old style):
176 60/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Buckhorn dock, near Amherstburg, ONT
Lake Erie
Date:
2 Nov 1876
How:
wrecked
Final Cargo:
elm stave bolts
Notes:
wrecked in storm
History
Chronology:

1853, Sep 29 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1855-61 Five enrollments Sandusky.

1860, Apr Ashore near Lakeport; repaired on site.

1860 185 ton; owned W. St. John, Sandusky, OH; large repairs.

1863 176 tons; owned St. John and Moss, Sandusky.

1865 128 gross tons.

1871 Repaired.

1876, Nov 2 Wrecked Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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