ELVA (1859, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ELVA
Year of Build:
1859
Official Number:
7300
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cottrellville, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
L. Larned
Original Owner and Location:
Daniel Flood, Port Huron, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
55' 9"
Beam:
18' 8"
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (old style):
52 62/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
24 Jul 1911
How:
Stranded.
History
Chronology:

1859, Sep 8 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1862 Rebuilt Port Huron, MI; 76 tons, 86.9' x 19' x 6'.

1868 Enrolled Chicago, IL; 59.12 gross tons; US7300.

1871 Scow.

1874, Apr Damaged outfit, Lake Michigan; repaired.

1875, Jun 21 Capsized about 12 Miles from Milwaukee, WI.

1876 Owned Oscar Holland, 67 gross tons.

1885 69/65 tons.

Date unknown Owned E. Hallgren, Marinette, WI.

1911, Jul 24 Stranded Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Loudon G. Wilson
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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