MEDORA, ADA (1867, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MEDORA, ADA
Year of Build:
1867
Official Number:
403
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gibraltar, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Calkins
Original Owner and Location:
D.W. Whitney, Detroit, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
138.3'
Beam:
26.7'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (gross):
301.77
Tonnage (net):
286.69
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Buffalo Breakwater.
Lake Erie.
Date:
6 Oct 1906
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Drove onto breakwater avoiding collision with steamer UGANDA.
History
Chronology:

1867, May 27 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1868, Nov 19 Waterlogged, Lake Erie.

1870, Oct 18 Ashore near Port Dalhousie.

1871, Sep 16 Waterlogged with lumber, Lake Erie; recovered.

1874 New deck.

1876 Owned N. Martin et al, Chicago, IL.

1876, Oct Aground Menominee, Lake Michigan.

1879 Owned Martin et al, Kenosha, WI.

1881, May 8 Aground Ile aux Galets, Lake Michigan.

1890, Feb Large repairs, Chicago.

1898, Apr 29 Chicago, 137 x 26 x 11', 290 gross / 266 net tons.

1905, Apr 19 Owned F.E. Baldwin & E.H. Edwards, Petoskey, MI.

1906, Oct 6 Owned F.C. Baldwin, Petoskey.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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