MAJOR OLIVER (1837, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MAJOR OLIVER
Year of Build:
1837
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Perrysburg, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
C.G. Keeler
Original Owner:
Toledo Navigation Company
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
81'
Beam:
23.5'
Depth:
9.5'
Tonnage (old style):
158 10/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
.5 mile south Chicago harbor.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
2 Nov 1845
Notes:
Bound St. Joseph, MI for Chicago, IL, went ashore in gale.
History
Chronology:

1837 Enrolled Maumee City, OH.

1839, May 10 Enrolled Buffalo, NY; part of Western Transportation, Great Western Line; ran Albany - Buffalo; owned William T. Hawes et al.

1840, Nov 22 Driven ashore during gale near Grand River, repaired topmast & jib there.

1841 Enrolled as barge.

1841, Oct Aground St. Clair Flats.

1841, Nov 12 Aground Chicago, Lake Michigan.

1843, Aug Sprung leak during gale off Southport.

1843, Jul 29 Aground Chicago, Lake Michigan, wheat laden; released.

1844, Jul Raised schooner ST LEWIS, sunk Lake Huron 1835.

1845, Oct 7 Owned Robert Kyle, Chicago, IL, et al.

1845, Nov 2 Lost, Lake Michigan; owned Robert Kyle et al.

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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