ISLAND CITY (1859, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ISLAND CITY
Year of Build:
1859
Official Number:
12084
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Harsens Island, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Peter Perry
Original Owner and Location:
Peter Perry & John Babbit, Harsens Island, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
54' 6"
Beam:
16' 10"
Depth:
5' 11"
Tonnage (old style):
46 55/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
14 miles off Milwaukee.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
8 Apr 1894
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
History
Chronology:

1859, Aug 15 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1863 Owned J.M. Titus & E.A. Cuyler, Sheffield, OH.

1866 Rebuilt & enlarged, 81 x 17 x 6', 59 tons.

1866, Sep Damaged in collision with brig FASHION near Chicago, IL, Lake Michigan.

1876 Owned N. Stone, Sheboygan, WI.

1878 Major repairs.

1879 Owned P. Varner, Sheboygan.

1879, Apr 8 Foundered, 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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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