ISLAND QUEEN (1854, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ISLAND QUEEN
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Orleans, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Belson & Prescott
Hull Dimensions
Length:
115'
Beam:
0'
Depth:
0'
Tonnage (old style):
257
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Waugoschance Point.
Western Straits of Mackinac.
Date:
17 Sep 1859
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Wheat.
Notes:
Stranded in heavy seas, later wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1854, Sep Aground Erie, PA., corgo iron & ore.

1854, Oct 2 Stranded Erie.

1854, Dec 4 Stranded Sodus, Lake Ontario.

1856, Jun Collision with propeller MILWAUKEE, upper Lakes.

1856, Oct Aground Point au Pelee, Lake Erie.

1856, Dec Lost canvas, Lake Erie.

1857, May Collision with steamer BRUNSWICK, St. Lawrence River.

1858 Owned Henry A. Prescott, Lawrence, MA.

1858, Jul Stranded Bois Blanc Island, Lake Huron.

1859, Sep 17 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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