CRAIG, W.H. (1857, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CRAIG, W.H.
Year of Build:
1857
Official Number:
26216
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milan, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Merry & Gay
Original Owner and Location:
L. Frost, et al, Chicago, IL.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
155'
Beam:
28.7'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (old style):
390
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Peninsula Point.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
23 Nov 1869
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
468 tons iron ore.
Notes:
Driven ashore on the point while bound Escanaba - Cleveland, crew tried to get her off by the jettison of her cargo, but broke up soon after.
History
Chronology:

1857, Jun 30 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

1859, Jul 29 Owned A.R. Brandley et al, Chicago.

1859, Nov 27 Ran on Buffalo breakwater in a gale; with 16,400 bushels of wheat, holed & sunk.

1860, Oct Repaired.

1860, Oct 13 Lost bowsprit, jib-boom, & head gear in collision with other vessels due to strong wind, St. Clair River.

1861, Jul Lost jibboom & bowsprit in collision with schooner ENTERPRISE off Bar Point, Lake Erie.

1862, May 7 Owned L.H. Woodworth, Chicago.

1865, Apr 17 Owned Charles Bradley, Chicago; readmeasured 275 gross tons.

1866, Jul 2 Owned A.S. McGraw, Chicago.

1869, Nov 23 Stranded in storm at Peninsula Point.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. Patrick Labadie
Gerry Metzler
Newspaper Clippings
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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