BREED, C.G. (1862, Brigantine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BREED, C.G.
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
4577
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, WI
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Davidson & Ellsworth
Original Owner and Location:
Breed & Green, Milwaukee, WI
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
140'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
13'
Tonnage (old style):
451
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Ashtabula, OH.
Lake Erie.

Date:
15 Nov 1879
How:
Capsized & sank.
Final Cargo:
24,000 bushels wheat.
Notes:
Bound Detroit-Buffalo; owned Jesse Farwell, Detroit.
History
Chronology:

1863 Rerigged as schooner.

1865 Readmeasured 385 gross tons.

1866 Owned A. Green, Milwaukee, WI.

1871 Owned Brigham et al, Milwaukee.

1874 Repaired.

1876 Owned Hemmiter, Clevland, OH; repaired.

1876, Sep Owned Quayle & Murphy, Cleveland.

1879 Owned White/Wight et al, Cleveland; repaired.

1879, Nov 15 Foundered.

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
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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