YOUNG LION (1827, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
YOUNG LION
Year of Build:
1827
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black Rock, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Armington
Original Owner:
Norton & Bliss
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
58
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off mouth of Walnut Creek, 12 miles from Erie, PA.
Lake Erie.
Date:
6 Jul 1836
Final Depth:
15 fathoms'
How:
Sank.
Final Cargo:
Lumber & railroad iron.
Notes:
Sprang plank or seam & sank quickly; 3 crew lost; rest of crew clung to topmast above water for 8 hours until rescued.
History
Chronology:

1827-36 Eight enrollments Buffalo, NY.

1828, Oct Went ashore Otter Creek, Canada; got off.

1829, Nov Aground Portland, NY; got off; little damage.

1833, Oct Arrived Cleveland, OH with sails split in storm; cargo flour.

1836, Jul 6 Sank in lake Erie storm; owned Smith, Macy & Russel, Buffalo.

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

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USA
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