SONSMITH, ROSA (1882, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SONSMITH, ROSA
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
110517
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
E. Saginaw, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Thomas Arnold
Original Owner and Location:
L.P. Mason, E. Saginaw
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
181'
Beam:
33'
Depth:
11.5'
Tonnage (gross):
766
Tonnage (net):
738
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Ashtabula, OH.
Lake Erie.
Date:
5 Nov 1900
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Iron ore.
Notes:
Broke towline entering port, driven aground & wrecked; crew rescued by tug KNUCKLE BROTHERS.
History
Chronology:

1882, Apr 13 Enrolled Port Huron, MI; duplicate of NELLIE MASON & MATTIE C. BELL; ran in Toledo & Duluth ore trade; coal upbound.

1885 Towed by C.H. GREEN.

1887, Nov 4 Damaged in collision with steamer MINNEAPOLIS at Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

1888 Ran in Duluth to Buffalo grain trade, later in Marquette ore trade.

1889, Apr 17 181 x 33.4 x 11.5', 766 gross tons.

1892 Towed by HAVANA & VIENNA.

1893 Towed by T.S. CHRISTIE.

1900, Nov 5 Wrecked Lake Erie.

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

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