MAURICE, THOMAS W. (1831, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MAURICE, THOMAS W.
Year of Build:
1831
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fairport, PA
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
52' 3"
Beam:
17' 10"
Depth:
5' 2"
Tonnage (old style):
45 54/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Wind Point, WI.
Lake Michigan.
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Went on the rocks & broke up.
History
Chronology:

1831 - 38 Five enrollments, Presque Isle - many have been built Fairport, OH.

1836 Owned Frederick Tubbs, Presque Isle District.

1839, Jun 22 Owned Oshea Wiad, Conneaut, OH.

1841 Rebuilt, possibly as brig.

1845 Wrecked in gale near Buffalo, towed there, noted as brig.

1849 Cuyahoga District, schooner, 56.01 tons.

1850, Aug 30 Capsized in gale, Lake Michigan.

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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