FAVORITE (1837, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FAVORITE
Year of Build:
1837
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Perrysburg, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
F.N. Jones
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
150
Final Disposition
Final Location:
8-10 miles SE of Monroe, MI off Raisin River.
Lake Erie.
Date:
10 Dec 1845
Final Depth:
24''
How:
Sank.
Final Cargo:
Whiskey & other liquors.
Notes:
Cut by ice, filled & sank; also reported sunk at mouth of the Maumee River.
History
Chronology:

1837, Aug Launched.

1840, Oct 2 Lost part cargo at Buffalo, Lake Erie.

1844 Cut through by ice & sunk 10 miles off Monroe, MI.

1845, Dec 10 Sank.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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