DAWN (1846, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DAWN
Year of Build:
1846
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milan, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Scroll figurehead.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
W.S. Lyon
Original Owner:
J.P. Clay
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
105'
Beam:
20' 4"
Depth:
8' 11"
Tonnage (old style):
202 37/95
Capacity:
8,000 bushels
Final Disposition
Final Location:
12 miles W Port Stanley, ONT.
Lake Erie.
Date:
21 Oct 1859
Final Depth:
60''
How:
Sank by collision with propeller NEW YORK.
Final Cargo:
Ballast.
History
Chronology:

1847, Apr 17 Launched.

1849 Sandudky District.

1851, May 1 Rigging damaged & waterlogged, Buffalo, Lake Erie.

1853, Oct 25 Collided with schooner RAMBLER, Lake Erie.

1855, Apr 28 Owned F. Waldorf (Walderf), Monroe, MI.

1855, Jul 9 Laden with corn & lumber, sank near Long Point, Lake Erie; raised the next week.

1856, May 22 Owned J.W. Sterling, et.al., Monroe.

1859, Oct 21 Sank by collision on Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Burton Collection
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy