MAID OF THE WEST (1849, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MAID OF THE WEST
Year of Build:
1849
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Credit, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
98'
Beam:
23'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
168
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Grand Traverse Bay, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
2 Sep 1856
How:
Storm.
Final Cargo:
Lumber, salt.
Notes:
Sprang leak in Manitou Passage; crew escaped in yawl & rowed to schooner TOM DYER; vessel lost.
History
Chronology:

1853 Loading flour & grain at Toronto, ONT for Halifax, NS.

1854 Owned T & R. Rae, Hamilton, ONT.

1855, Sep Lost Cargo, Lake Ontario.

1856, Sep 2 Sank, Lake Michigan.

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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