FOREST (1847, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FOREST
Year of Build:
1847
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Huron, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
E. Bates
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
199.88
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Point Pelee.
Lake Erie.
Date:
21 Jun 1868
Final Depth:
42''
Final Cargo:
229 tons coal, 300 kegs powder.
Notes:
1868, Jul Collision with bark AMERICAN UNION; salvage efforts only able to recover rigging, anchors & some gear.
History
Chronology:

1847 - 59 Three enrollments Sandusky, OH.

1852 Lumber trade, Lake Erie.

1856, Nov Lost both anchors at foot of Lake Ontario.

1857 - 64 Five enrollments Oswego, NY.

1857, Nov Aground, Goderich, ONT.

1859, Jun Sunk by collision with brig LADY near Silver Creek, Lake Erie, en route to Dunkirk, NY.

1860 Owned Corss & Morgan, Oswego.

1860, Feb Rebuilt.

1863 Owned Ford, Bond & Co., Oswego, NY.

1865 Owned M. & M. J. Ryan, Detroit, MI; 149 gross tons.

1868, Jun 21 Sank, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
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