CALEDONIA (1861, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CALEDONIA
Year of Build:
1861
Official Number:
71186
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Southampton, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Alfred Hackett
Original Owner and Location:
G. McAuley, Southampton, ONT.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
60'
Beam:
18'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (old style):
61
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Grand Haven, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
25 Nov 1901
How:
Abandoned in storm, drifted ashore.
Final Cargo:
slabs, christmas trees.
Notes:
Crew rescued by steamer LOMIE A. BURTON. May have been pulled off in 1902.
History
Chronology:

1867 Enrolled Detroit, MI; US4384.

1868 - 70 Enrolled Grand Haven, MI.

1870 - 73 Enrolled South Haven, MI.

1874 - 75 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

1876 Owned Marshall, Racine, WI; unseaworthy.

1879 Owned J. Olson, Racine; rebuilt Racine.

1886 Lengthened 70.4 x 18.3 x 6.7', 52 gross tons, 49 net tons.

1894, Jul 17 Aground Whitefish Point, one crewmember drowned.

1902 Released & abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
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
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