DESHLER, JOHN G. (1854, Brigantine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DESHLER, JOHN G.
Also known as:
CRESSINGTON
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Quayle & Martin
Original Owner and Location:
Ralph H. Harmon, A. Handy & John E. Warner, Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
137' 8"
Beam:
25' 11"
Depth:
11' 2"
Tonnage (old style):
373 62/95
Capacity:
18,000 bushels
History
Chronology:

1854, Apr 21 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1854, Apr 8 Launched.

1854, Aug 5 Collision with schooner OCEAN WAVE near Point Pelee, Lake Erie.

1856, Nov 4 Ashore 9 miles north of Oswego, NY.

1858, Apr Struck pier & sank, Cleveland, OH.

1858 Strengthened.

1859 Bound for Liverpool, England with load staves.

1860 Owned Warner, Hammond & Co., Cleveland, OH.

1860, Nov 3 Ran on anchor & sank; raised by tug LEVIATHAN & repaired at Mackinaw.

1861, Dec Arrived Cleveland from Liverpool, England, cargo salt.

1862 Owned P. Tregent, Detroit, MI.

1862 Owned Cumphlam ? & Shaw Co.

1863 Renamed CRESSINGTON, went to Europe & back to Lakes; noted as lost on the Atlantic Ocean, had made 4 prior trips in 1859, 1860, two in 1862, 75 days from Quebec.

1864, Jan 23 Advertised as a packet, Chicago - England.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Burton Collection
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
Milwaukee Public Library
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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