FLIGHT (1857, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FLIGHT
Year of Build:
1857
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Roderick Calkins
Original Owner and Location:
Valentine Swain & Reuben Becker, Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
114' 11"
Beam:
25' 3"
Depth:
9' 5"
Tonnage (old style):
249 9/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Bois Blanc, Straits of Mackinac.
Lake Huron.
Date:
5 Nov 1865
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Salt.
Notes:
Grounded in gale; abandoned. 1866, Jun Burned by vandals.
History
Chronology:

1857, Apr Launched.

1857, May 5 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1860, May 1 Owned Valentine Swain, Cleveland.

1863, Apr Damaged in Lake Huron gale.

1863, Sep 16 Owned Chicago parties.

1865, Oct 28 Aground Bois Blanc Island, Lake Huron with cargo salt; abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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