MAY QUEEN (1855, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MAY QUEEN
Year of Build:
1855
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J.M. Jones
Original Owner and Location:
Kellogg, Strong & L.B. Grant, Milwaukee
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
108'
Beam:
25' 6"
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
246
Capacity:
11000 bushels
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Tawas Point, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
21 Nov 1859
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
7,000 bushels wheat, 4,000 bushels barley.
Notes:
Bound Milwaukee, WI - Oswego, NY, wrecked in a blizzard.
History
Chronology:

1855, Apr 30 Launched.

1855, Jul Leaking on Lake Michigan with railroad iron; repaired Milwaukee, WI.

1859 Owned Joslin Hathaway, Milwaukee.

1859, Nov 15 Owned F.T. Carrington, Oswego, NY.

1859, Nov 21 Ashore in blizzard, Lake Huron.

1860, Apr 9 Broke up, spars gone.

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

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USA
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