CHARLESTON (1837, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CHARLESTON
Year of Build:
1837
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sackets Harbor, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
84'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
8'
Tonnage (old style):
118
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sodus Point, NY.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
23 Nov 1844
How:
Grounded on bar, wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Wheat & flour.
Notes:
Bound Welland Canal to Oswego, NY.
History
Chronology:

1837 - 1844 Enrolled Oswego, NY.

1844 Owned Fitzhugh & Co., Oswego.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
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
(989)356-6188
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy