ELIZA CAROLINE (1851, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ELIZA CAROLINE
Year of Build:
1851
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sandusky, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Daniel Dibble
Original Owner and Location:
Daniel Dibble, et al, Sandusky, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
44.8'
Beam:
14.5'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (old style):
32 24/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Madison Point.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
21 Sep 1871
How:
Sank.
Notes:
Driven ashore in gale; pulled off by USRC SHERMAN, but sank. 1873, Mar 8 Documents surrendered.
History
Chronology:

1851 Enrolled Sandusky, OH.

1852, May 9 Owned Nathan Kirtland et al, Sandusky, OH.

1855 Enrolled Mackinac, MI.

1856, May 9 Owned Wilson & Newton, Moran, MI.

1865, Aug 29 Owned Frances M. Sammons, Inverness, MI; 21 gross tons.

1865, Sep 1 Owned A. H. Garfield, Painesville, OH.

1865, Sep 2 Owned John O'Neill, Jr. et al, Cleveland, OH.

1867, Sep Badly damaged, stranded at Rondeau, ONT.

1868, Apr 7 Owned Alex Pierce et al, Cleveland; 21.48 gross tons; US7314.

1869, Jun 8 Owned Clarisa L. Sherman, Toledo, OH.

1870, Aug 13 Owned E. A. Keyes, Conneaut, OH.

1871, Aug 5 Owned Addie Chapman, Fairport, OH.

1871, Sep 20 Sank, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
C. Patrick Labadie
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Peter J. VanderLinden
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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