WYANDOT (1833, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WYANDOT
Year of Build:
1833
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lower Sandusky, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
70'
Beam:
22'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (old style):
98
Final Disposition
Final Location:
15 miles east of Erie, PA
Lake Erie
Date:
20 Oct 1853
Final Depth:
75''
How:
foundered
Final Cargo:
coal
Notes:
sprang leak while downbound, sank
History
Chronology:

1833 First enrolled Portland, NY

1840, Oct 5 Damaged in gale, Buffalo Harbor, Lake Erie

1841 Rebuilt, enlarged, 79 x 23 x 9'; 140 66/95 old tons

1843, Oct 17 Struck spile, sprung leak, sank, Detroit River, Detroit, MI,

1846, Apr 22 Collision with brig EUROPE, Lake Erie, Buffalo, NY

1853, Oct 20 Foundered Lake Erie, 15 miles off Erie, PA

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

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USA
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