ANTELOPE (1853, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ANTELOPE
Year of Build:
1853
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Vicksburg, MI
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Nelson Mills
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
77.6'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
6.6'
Tonnage (old style):
89.6
History
Chronology:

1853 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1854 Detroit Customs District.

1856-1858 2 enrollments, Chicago, IL.

1859, Apr 22 Wrecked 10 miles below Pt. Pelee, Lake Erie, carrying fish, barrel hoops & wood.

1863 Owned James Garrett & J. Cabelow, Chicago.

1864 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1865 Owned Garrett & Cabelow, Chicago.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Loudon G. Wilson
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Burton Collection
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
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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