YOUNG AMERICA (1854, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
YOUNG AMERICA
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George R. Rogers
Original Owner:
H.M. Ames
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
124'
Beam:
25.6'
Depth:
10.8'
Tonnage (old style):
331
Final Disposition
Final Location:
North of Racine, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
Sep 1855
Final Depth:
200''
How:
Sunk.
Notes:
Collided with brig BLACK HAWK; no lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1854, Jul 25 Launched; enrolled Oswego.

1854, Aug First cargo to Chicago, IL.

1855, Sep Sunk in collision, Lake Michigan.

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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