CITY OF BUFFALO (1861, Barkentine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CITY OF BUFFALO
Year of Build:
1861
Official Number:
4407
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Barkentine
Note: Grain trade; similar to CITY OF CHICAGO & CITY OF MILWAUKEE.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Peck & Masters
Original Owner and Location:
Chas. Ensign & G.W. Holt., Buffalo, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
143.8'
Beam:
30.2'
Depth:
11.4'
Tonnage (old style):
455
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sand Beach, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
15 Jun 1875
Final Depth:
16''
How:
Run ashore in gale.
Final Cargo:
Iron Ore.
Notes:
Wreck was blown up in 1877 to clear the channel.
History
Chronology:

1861, Apr 7 Launched.

1861, Aug Damaged in collision in Buffalo Creek, run into by bark GREAT WEST.

1836 - 71 Owned C.M. Reed, Erie, PA.

1870, May Grounded on Drummond Island, MI, Lake Huron.

1870, Oct Collided with NORTHERN BELLE off Old Mackinaw in Lake Huron.

1871, May Ashore near Cove Island, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, with lumber.

1875, Sep 13 Sunk at Port Austin, MI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy