COMET (1826, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
COMET
Year of Build:
1826
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Brooklyn, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner and Location:
Orison Catham, Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
60'
Beam:
16' 10"
Depth:
5' 4"
Tonnage (old style):
47 18/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Dunkirk, NY (Washington Reef).
Lake Erie.
Date:
11 Nov 1835
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Iron, ashes.
Notes:
All lost, crew of 6, 1 passenger.
History
Chronology:

1826, Apr 22 Launched.

1826, Sep 16 Owned Charles Wilkinson, Cleveland.

1826, Oct 17 Owned Peter M. Weddell, Cleveland.

1829, Oct 26 Owned John Blair, et al, Cleveland.

1830, Nov 8 Owned Levi Johnson, et al, Cleveland.

1833, May 18 Rebuilt, 61 x 17 x 6'5"; 59 18/95 tons.

1835 Nov 11 Foundered.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
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

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USA
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