VANGUARD (1856, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
VANGUARD
Also known as:
WIRRALITE
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J. Tisdale
Original Owner and Location:
Johnson & Tisdale et al, Cleveland
Ownership Notes:
Lemuel Crawford & W.J. Price
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
139' 4.56"
Beam:
25' 6.24"
Depth:
11' 9.36"
Tonnage (old style):
392
History
Chronology:

1856, May 2 Enrolled Cleveland.

1856, May Took lumber to Europe, Newcastle, Constantinople, Danube, Cork on Falmouth.

1858, Sep Sprung fore masthead, Lake Erie.

1860 On the ocean.

1861, Aug Arrived Quebec from Liverpool, England, cargo for Toledo & Cleveland.

1863 Owned S.W. Johnson, Cleveland; ran Bruce Mines to England.

1863 Sold British; renamed WIRRALITE; ran Liverpool to Lakes.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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