MARCH, JOHN P. (1864, Barkentine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MARCH, JOHN P.
Year of Build:
1864
Official Number:
13482
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Vermillion, OH
Vessel Type:
Barkentine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
B.F. Crozier
Original Owner and Location:
C.L. Burton (or Benton) & J.W. Pierce, Vermillion, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
148'
Beam:
30' 1.5"
Depth:
12' 0.5"
Tonnage (old style):
496 27/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Good Harbor, MI, near Sleeping Bear Point.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
30 Oct 1878
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Or at Little Traverse Bay, MI. Driven onto the rocks in a gale, broke up; 4 lives lost. 1878, Oct 30 Documents surrendered.
History
Chronology:

1864 Enrolled Sandusky, OH.

1865, Aug 24 Enrolled Buffalo, NY; readmeasured 145.6 x 29.95 x 11.7, 355.84 gross tons.

1866, Apr 16 Enrolled Sandusky.

1867, Aug 20 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

1868 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1878, Oct 30 Wrecked Lake Michigan; owned Barton & Pierce, Chicago.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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