BARTON, BENJAMIN (1835, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BARTON, BENJAMIN
Year of Build:
1835
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Mt. Clemens, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
87'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
178
History
Chronology:

1836-44 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1838, Nov 20 Ashore Conneaut, OH; noted total loss; owned Morse & Co., Detroit; cargo saved.

1839, Spring Released, rebuilt.

1840, Mar 21 Repaired.

1841 Sailing Detroit-Lake Michigan ports.

1847 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
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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