CAPRON, M. (1875, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CAPRON, M.
Year of Build:
1875
Official Number:
90772
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Conneaut, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
P. White
Original Owner and Location:
Capron et. al., Conneaut, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
116.4'
Beam:
22.5'
Depth:
8.9'
Tonnage (gross):
169
Tonnage (net):
161
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Bailey's Harbor, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
31 Oct 1898
How:
Wrecked in storm.
Final Cargo:
Wood.
Notes:
Dragged anchor while waiting out storm, driven on beach.
History
Chronology:

1876 Owned Capron & D., Conneaut, OH.

1879 Owned Haywood, Conneaut.

1898, Oct 31 Wrecked in storm.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Lorne Joyce
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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