NORTHWEST (1862, Barkentine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NORTHWEST
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
18102
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Barkentine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Peck & Masters
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
629
Final Disposition
Final Location:
12 miles off Kenosha, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
24 Oct 1876
Final Depth:
160''
How:
Sank.
Final Cargo:
30,000 bushels corn.
Notes:
Bound Chicago - Buffalo, sank in collision with schooner F.L. DANFORTH.
History
Chronology:

1862 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1864 Owned B.S. Shepard, Chicago, IL.

1865, Aug Grounded Cheboygan Point, Straits of Mackinaw.

1866, Sep Aground Peach Island, Lake St. Clair, bound Chicago - Buffalo.

1868 458.54 gross tons.

1870, Aug Collision with barque P.C. SHERMAN, Lake Erie, bound for Chicago.

1871 Owned William M. Egan et al, Chicago.

1871, Jul 25 Collision with schooner FAME, Straits of Mackinac.

1871, Oct 6 Collision with schooner HACKLEY, Lake Erie.

1872, Nov 25 Ashore in snowstorm, Port Hope, Lake Huron.

1873 Repaired; converted to schooner rig.

1874, Sep Leaking, Lake Michigan.

1876, Oct 24 Sank, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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USA
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