MERMAID (1853, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MERMAID
Year of Build:
1853
Official Number:
17744
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Henry S. Shepard
Original Owner:
Thomas M. Fitch
Ownership Notes:
Eugene Alford, Frederick Baldwin.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
73' 8"
Beam:
17' 10"
Depth:
5' 1"
Tonnage (old style):
60 07/95
History
Chronology:

1853, Jul 8 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1853, Nov 30 Sunk Chatham, Thames River; raised.

1855, Nov Aground Port Shelden, Lake Michigan.

1856, Apr 26 Owned Lawrence Lavin, Cleveland.

1857, Jul 24 Owned Isaac Bryand & Richard Clydesdale, Mill Point, enrolled Detroit.

1860 Enrolled at Chicago, IL.

1864 Owned Peter Thompson, Chicago.

1868 Readmeasured 61.42 gross tons.

1869, Sep Aground White Lake, Lake Michigan.

1871, Oct Lost deckload, Lake Michigan.

1876 Owned L. Thompson, Chicago.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy