ANDOVER (1844, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ANDOVER
Year of Build:
1844
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
W. Jones
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
98'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
190.54
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Pte aux Barques Reef, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
16 Jun 1861
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Went ashore on reef; resisted efforts for release; finally stripped & abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1844 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1850 Enrolled Oswego, NY.

1854 Oswego District 190 ton schooner.

1855 Rebuilt Detroit, MI.

1856, May 6 Ashore Pt. Pelee; 300 bushels salt.

1857 Owned E. W. Hudson, Detroit, MI.

1858, Oct Struck by steamer SWAN Detroit, MI.

1858, Oct Lost anchors & chains Long Point, ran for Buffalo, NY.

1859, Nov 14 Ran ashore near Braddock's Point 12 miles west of Genessee River. Bound for Detroit; cargo 1,200 barrels salt.

1860 E. W. Hudson, Detroit, MI.

1861, Jun 16 Wrecked.

1865 Same owners.

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
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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