GRANT, W.G. (1855, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GRANT, W.G.
Year of Build:
1855
Official Number:
26240
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Quayle & Martin
Original Owner and Location:
Charles Hinckley, George H. Villas, Cleveland, OH.
Ownership Notes:
K. Sherman.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
127' 10.68"
Beam:
26' 2.88"
Depth:
11' 6.24"
Tonnage (old style):
356 80/95
History
Chronology:

1855, Sep 26 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1856 Collision with bark ADRIATIC.

1857, Mar 21 Owned R.H. Harmon, Cleveland.

1860, Sep Collision with schooner TRANSPORT; carried away head gear.

1863 Owned R. Becker, Cleveland.

1865 Rebuilt.

1866 Owned O'Neil & Donahue, Cleveland.

1868 Rebuilt; 265.62 gross tons.

1869, Nov Lost outfit & sails in Lake Michigan gale.

1872, Nov 26 Wrecked near Leland, MI, Lake Michigan.

1873, Jul Recovered by LEVIATHAN; repaired Detroit Dry Dock.

1873, Jul 26 Owned W. Stewart, Detroit, MI.

1876 Of Port Stanley, ONT; ran Fort Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia - Oporta, Portugal in 20.5 days.

1877, Jul 9 Sailed to Europe with schooner CITY OF GREEN BAY.

1878 Owned William Shaw, Toronto, ONT, C72995; 127 x 23.6 x 10.4'; 254 net tons.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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