SHERMAN, GEORGE (1862, Barkentine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SHERMAN, GEORGE
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
10218
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Barkentine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Quayle & Martin
Original Owner and Location:
K. Sherman & L.L. Lyons, Cleveland
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
138.33'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
12'
Tonnage (old style):
405 90/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Shot Point, MI.
Lake Superior.
Date:
22 Oct 1887
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Driven ashore by gale near schooner ALVA BRADLEY & wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1862, Apr 18 First enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1865 323.28 gross tons.

1871 New masts & deck; owned J.D. Brothwell, Cleveland.

1878 Repaired.

1880 Reported converted into schooner.

1882, Oct 20 Collided with schooner PELICAN; damaged.

1883, Oct 12 Ashore near Grand Island, Lake Superior.

1884 Owned with William Cunningham, Jr., Cleveland; repaired.

1885 139.8 x 26.2 x 11.6, 307.12 net tons.

1885, Sep 9 Ran on Simmon's Reef in gale, Lake Michigan; broke in two.

1887, Oct 22 Ashore Shot Point, MI, Lake Superior; broken up.

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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