EUROPE (1844, Brig)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EUROPE
Year of Build:
1844
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fairport (Richmond), OH
Vessel Type:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Lockwood
Original Owner:
Perkins
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
110'
Beam:
25.5'
Depth:
9.4'
Tonnage (old style):
234 84/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Green Bay, WI. Lake Michigan
Date:
Oct 1850
How:
Wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1844, Apr Launched.

1844 - 1847 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1845, Jun 16 Struck by squall off Fairport, OH; lost fore & main topmasts; returned for repairs.

1846, Mar Repaired from freshet at Buffalo.

1846, Apr 23 Collided with schooner WYANDOTTE off Silver Creek, Lake Erie.

1846, Nov Aground Fairport, OH; off without much damage.

1849 Enrolled Buffalo Creek District.

1850, Oct Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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