CROSS, E. W. (1856, Brigantine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CROSS, E. W.
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, NY
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
G. M. Rogers
Original Owner and Location:
Colborne & Keating, Oswego, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
132'
Beam:
26' 2"
Depth:
12'
Tonnage (old style):
406
Capacity:
18,500 bushels
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Chicago, IL.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
1 Dec 1868
How:
Capsized.
Notes:
Total loss.
History
Chronology:

1856, May 6 Launched; ran Eagle line.

1856 - 58 Enrolled Oswego, NY.

1858, Apr Damaged in Lake Huron gale.

1858, Sep Sprung leak in Lake Michigan gale, cargo wheat; harbored Milwaukee, WI.

1860 Owned Clark, Oswego.

1863 Owned Baldwin & Johnson, Oswego, NY; large repairs.

1863, May Struck bridge & damaged rigging, Chicago, IL.

1864 Owned J. Prindiville, Chicago.

1865, Aug 6 Sunk by schooner A. BAENSCH off Chicago; recovered & converted to barge, 301 gross tons.

1866, Sep Capsized off Chicago, Lake Michigan; recovered.

1868, Dec 1 Capsized Chicago.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
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Website:
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