MILAN (1845, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MILAN
Year of Build:
1845
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Three Mile Bay, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
92'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
0'
Tonnage (old style):
147
Final Disposition
Final Location:
5 miles off Oak Orchard.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
11 Oct 1849
Final Depth:
200 ft.'
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
1,000 barrels salt.
Notes:
Bound Oswego, NY - Cleveland, OH, foundered. Wreck discovered.
History
Chronology:

1845 - 48 Enrolled Oswego, NY.

1845, Nov 22 Collision with schooner SYLPH near Buffalo, NY harbor.

1848 Ran Cleveland - Buffalo with grain.

1848, Nov 4 Collision with schooner FLORENCE at Buffalo, Lake Erie.

1849, Oct 11 Sprang a leak & sank, Lake Ontario; owned Captain Richardson.

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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