DAVY, W.H. (1856, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DAVY, W.H.
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Bath, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Hazelton
Original Owner and Location:
B.F. & W.H. Davy, Bath, ONT.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
98'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
226
Capacity:
8000 bushels
Final Disposition
Final Location:
2 miles W Middle Sister Island.
Lake Erie.
Date:
8 Sep 1860
How:
Foundered & sank.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Crew rescued by tug T. WHITNEY.
History
Chronology:

1856, Aug Launched.

1856, Nov 6 Damaged in gale, Chicago, Lake Michigan.

1858, Apr Lost upper works parts in Lake Huron gale; repaired St. Clair River.

1860 Foundered & sank, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
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
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