LAUREL (1852, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LAUREL
Year of Build:
1852
Official Number:
15409
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Plaster Bed, OH
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Barker
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
88 57/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Detroit Island.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
31 Oct 1891
How:
Drifted ashore.
Final Cargo:
Maple wood.
Notes:
Anchor would not hold, went ashore, total loss. No loss of life.
History
Chronology:

1852 Enrolled Sandusky.

1854 Enrolled Sandusky.

1858, Oct Ashore Kalamazoo, MI, Lake Michigan.

1860 Owned Root, Chicago, IL.

1863 Owned J. Calder, Chicago.

1863, May Collision with schooner DAVID TODD, Chicago.

1867, Dec Wrecked Muskegon, MI.

1868 Owned Chicago; 62.88 gross tons.

1869, Jun Damaged by collision with schooner ROB ROY, White Lake, Lake Michigan.

1871 Owned Spencer, Chicago.

1871, May 26 Collision with schooners LIZZIE DOOK & NORTH SPY, Chicago.

1871, Nov Ashore Sheboygan, Lake Michigan.

1875 Repaired.

1876 Owned N. Peterson, Chicago.

1879 Owned Manitowoc, WI; not insured.

1883, Nov Adrift, Lake Michigan.

1891 Owned Ole Christianson, Washington Island, WI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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