VAN VALKENBURGH, LUCINDA (1862, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
VAN VALKENBURGH, LUCINDA
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
14614
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Tonawanda, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Albert Little
Original Owner and Location:
Daniel H. Van Valkenburgh et al., Lockport, NY
Ownership Notes:
Pascal P. Pratt, Buffalo, NY
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
137' 10"
Beam:
26' 3"
Depth:
12' 10"
Tonnage (old style):
432 86/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
3 miles from Thunder Bay Island, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
1 Jun 1887
How:
Sank.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Bound for Chicago, she sank in collision with iron steamer LEHIGH in fog & storm.
History
Chronology:

1862, Apr 28 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1864, Apr 26 Owned VanVulkenburg solely.

1865, Apr 5 301.66 gross tons.

1865, Oct 31 Owned H.C. Winslow et al, New York, NY.

1866, Nov 6 Owned Kelly & Morris, Chicago.

1868, Mar 18 Owned W.L. Haller, Philadelphia, PA; 128.5 x 26.3 x 12.6'.

1872, Feb 26 Owned Thomas S. Parker, Chicago.

1872, Oct Ashore Little's Point.

1873, Jan 30 Owned Otto Scheunerman, Chicago; repaired.

1876, Jan 13 Owned Henry Wolff, Chicago.

1879 Repaired.

1881, Apr 27 Owned Thomas Hood, Chicago; 286.58 net tons.

1882, May Ashore South Point in fog & high seas near Sheboygan, WI.

1887, Jun 1 Sank Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
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