GENERAL HARRISON (1835, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GENERAL HARRISON
Year of Build:
1835
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Marine City, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Wards
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
77'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
8'
Tonnage (old style):
115.08
Final Disposition
Final Location:
15 miles east of Erie, PA.
Lake Erie.
Date:
Oct 1854
How:
Capsized in gale.
Final Cargo:
35,000 staves.
Notes:
Bound Erie to Tonawanda, NY; crew rescued by Schooner ROSCOE.
History
Chronology:

1835-36 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1836, Oct 27 Ashore Chicago, IL.

1844, May Chartered by government to run lighthouse supplies.

1846, Dec 3 Ashore Chicago.

1847, Apr Released, repaired, repainted.

1848 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1848, Dec Threw over deck load of flour & 3 feet water in hold going into Buffalo, NY.

1850-54 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1854, Oct Capsized; owned Mr. Olson, Wisconsin.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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