BEAVER (1771, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BEAVER
Year of Build:
1771
Official Number:
BRITISH
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Richard Cornwall
Original Owner and Location:
Alexander Grant, Detroit
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Between Sandusky & Lorain, OH.
Lake Erie.
Date:
1771
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
"Valuable" cargo & passengers.
Notes:
17 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1771 One of Commodore Grant's fleet of exploration & trading vessels.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
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

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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