VERMILLION (1814, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
VERMILLION
Year of Build:
1814
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Vermillion, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
47'
Beam:
15' 8"
Depth:
5' 7"
Tonnage (old style):
35.61
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Erie, Pennsylvania, Lake Erie
Date:
1843
How:
Storm
Final Cargo:
Copper
History
Chronology:

1815 Enrolled at Detroit, Michigan

1815 Enrolled at Cleveland, Ohio

1824 Owned John Baldwin, et.al., Monroe County, Michigan

1881-1882 Salvage operations on the supposed wreck of the VERMILLION

yielded as much as 350 tons of copper, this appears to be

more than she could carry

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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