CHALLENGE (1852, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CHALLENGE
Year of Build:
1852
Official Number:
4386
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Vermilion, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J.M. Keating
Original Owner and Location:
Alva Bradley, et. al., Vermilion, OH
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
247
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Muskegon, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
Oct 1872
History
Chronology:

1852, Oct 4 Enrolled Sandusky, OH.

1862, May Damaged rigging on Lake Huron, towed to Cleveland, OH.

1863 Repaired.

1865, Apr 11 Owned Michael Fitzgerald & James Lamb, Pt. Huron, MI; 117.3 x 23.3 x 9.2; 180.69 gross tons.

1868, Feb 24 Owned Jacob W. Skinkle, Chicago & L.W. Haring (Herring) & C. Woolnaugh, Racine, WI; 174.28 net tons.

1873, Nov 11 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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