VIRGINIA (1854, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
VIRGINIA
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Henderson, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
G.L.Dickerson
Built on Bottom of:
OREGON
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
170
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hen & Chickens Reef, west end Lake Erie
Date:
31 May 1860
How:
Wrecked
Final Cargo:
Corn
Notes:
Stranded & subsequently wrecked
History
Chronology:

1854, July Disabled near mouth Rock River; 4 crew died of cholera

1854, December Ashore near Cleveland, Ohio

1859 Large repairs

1860 Owned H.C. Wright, Oswego, New York

1860, May 31 Wrecked, Lake Erie

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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