ALVORD, CHAS G. (1863, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALVORD, CHAS G.
Year of Build:
1863
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Catharines, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
L. Shickluna
Built on Bottom of:
CALIFORNIA, 1849
Original Owner and Location:
C.G. Alvord, Sacketts Harbor
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
308
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Burlington Beach.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
12 Dec 1867
How:
Reported wrecked.
Final Cargo:
150,000 bu. wheat
Notes:
Caught in blizzard & driven ashore near Stoney Creek, NY.
History
Chronology:

1864-65 Ashore Mission Island, Lake Huron all winter. Heavily damaged.

1865 Readmeasured, 264 gross tons.

1866 Owned B.G. Stimson, Detroit, MI. US4389

1867 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Beers, History of the Great Lakes, J. B. Mansfield
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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