GOVERNOR HUNT (1853, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GOVERNOR HUNT
Year of Build:
1853
Official Number:
10227
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Olcott, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
David Rogers
Location of Original Owner:
Youngstown, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
186.7
Final Disposition
Final Location:
East of Conneaut, OH.
Lake Erie.
Date:
15 Aug 1869
How:
Storm.
Final Cargo:
Refined oil & naptha.
Notes:
Sprung leak, tried to make port but struck rock & wrecked, no loss of life; cargo salvaged by tug S.S. Coe.
History
Chronology:

1853 Owned Youngstown, NY.

1854 Enrolled Niagara Customs District.

1860 Owned Buffalo.

1860, Apr Collision Buffalo, Lake Erie; minor damage.

1863 Owned Pratt & Co., Buffalo.

1865 Owned Smith, Buffalo.

1866 Owned Moore & Co., Cleveland.

1868 Same owner; readmeasured; 139.56 gross tons.

1869 Owned Webb & Fish, Cleveland.

1869, Aug 15 Lost, Lake Erie.

1869, Aug Cargo recovered by tug S.S. COE.

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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