COLONEL COOK (1855, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
COLONEL COOK
Year of Build:
1855
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Number of Decks:
1
Master Carpenter:
J.E. Dixon
Original Owner and Location:
Geo. W. Bissell, Detroit, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
118.1'
Beam:
26.2'
Depth:
10.8'
Tonnage (old style):
327
Capacity:
14,000 bushels
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Gaspe, Quebec.
St. Lawrence River.
Date:
24 Sep 1858
How:
Ran on rocks.
Final Cargo:
Pig iron.
Notes:
Crew & cargo saved.
History
Chronology:

1858, May 19 Cleared Detroit for Liverpool.

1858, Jul Dismasted & damaged by seas off Ireland.

1858, Sep 24 Wrecked.

1865, Sep 11 Owned Captain Starkweather, et al.

Often confused with another COLONEL COOK (ex-AUGUSTA), built in same year (1855); owned by same person at later date (Bissell of Detroit).

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Burton Collection
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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