FOLGER, HENRY (1873, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FOLGER, HENRY
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
95209
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Clayton, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
S.G. Johnson
Original Owner and Location:
S.G. Johnson et al., Clayton, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
133'
Beam:
0'
Depth:
0'
Tonnage (gross):
326
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Salmon Point Reef.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
5 Dec 1882
How:
Storm.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Driven on reef, broke up; all hands lost; crew of 8 & reportedly 8 others, the homebound crew of another vessel.
History
Chronology:

1873, Jun 2 Loading at Kingston, ONT, for first trip.

1878, Nov 27 Aground Toronto, Lake Ontario.

1879 Owned Folger Brothers, Cape Vincent, NY.

1882, Dec 5 Owned Dennis & Ellis, Cape Vincent; lost on Lake Ontario.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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