FIREFLY (1816, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FIREFLY
Year of Build:
1816
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Schenectady, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
59' 4"
Beam:
11' 8"
Depth:
3' 9"
Tonnage (old style):
24 9/95
History
Chronology:

1816 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1818, Aug 31 Owned George B. & Benjamin F. Larned, Detroit.

1818, Oct 16 Owned Henry J. Hunt with above owners, Detroit.

1819, Jun 28 Owned Henry J. Hunt, Detroit.

Carried supplies to troops at Fort Gratiot, Saginaw, MI & Sault Ste. Marie, trading primarily out of Lake Erie ports.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
C. Patrick Labadie
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
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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