ORPHAN BOY (1862, Barkentine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ORPHAN BOY
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
18919
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, OH
Vessel Type:
Barkentine
Note: Also referenced as schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William Jones
Original Owner and Location:
Henry Kelley, Milan, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
144'
Beam:
30.2'
Depth:
11.7'
Tonnage (old style):
482
Tonnage (gross):
365
Tonnage (net):
347
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Big Sable Point
Lake Michigan
Date:
5 Dec 1885
How:
Ashore in gale, went to pieces
Final Cargo:
Green lumber
Notes:
8 or 12 lost
History
Chronology:

1866 Owned Camp & Foster, Cleveland, OH.

1870 New deck, repairs, a schooner.

1871 Owned Hutchinson & Foster, Cleveland.

1876 Repaired.

1876 Owned D. Becker, Cleveland, OH.

1879 Owned D. P. Foster, Cleveland.

1885, Dec 5 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

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:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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