ARCTIC (1853, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ARCTIC
Year of Build:
1853
Official Number:
359
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Lent
Original Owner and Location:
Harmon & Pratt, Ashtabula, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
112'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
9.1'
Tonnage (old style):
256.61
Final Disposition
Final Location:
9 miles north of Point Aux Barques.
Lake Huron.
Date:
17 Sep 1895
How:
Collision with steamer CLYDE
Final Cargo:
None.
Notes:
Enroute Detroit to Rogers City to load lumber, struck in broad daylight.
History
Chronology:

1860 Owned Hubbard & Bigelow, Ashtabula, OH.

1861 Large repairs.

1862, May Collided with unknown vessel St. Clair River; minor damage.

1863 Owned Harmon & Co., Ashtabula, WI.

1864 Owned R.A. Knapp, Racine, WI.

1864, Apr 25 Collided with schooner MINNESOTA in Toledo Harbor.

1865 Readmeasured 185.39 gross tons.

1866 Owned Taylor, Chicago, IL.

1869 Rebuilt.

1871 Owned McMillan, Chicago, IL.

1873 Owned Cap. Rucher, Chicago, IL.

1875, Sep Ashore in St. Clair River with lumber, towed to Detroit.

1876 Owned C. Cherry, Detroit, MI.

1895, Sep 17 Sunk in collision; owned R. Tollock, Charlevoix, MI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
C. Patrick Labadie
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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