EAGLE (1845, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EAGLE
Year of Build:
1845
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sandusky, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Low rigged.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Captain Daniel Dibble
Original Owner and Location:
Daniel Dibble et al, Sandusky, OH.
Ownership Notes:
Harrison P. Sackett, Wakeman Dibble, Steward E. Bell.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
95' 2"
Beam:
24'
Depth:
9' 1"
Tonnage (old style):
185.28
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Grand River, near Port Maitland,ONT.
Lake Erie.
Date:
11 Nov 1852
How:
Stranded.
Final Cargo:
8,000 bushels wheat.
Notes:
One life lost.
History
Chronology:

1845, Sep 27 Launched.

1848 In grain trade, Sandusky, OH - Buffalo, NY.

1848, Dec Ashore Long Point, Lake Erie; released & taken to Sandusky.

1850, Apr Ashore Long Point.

1850, Jul Lost foretopmast in storm, Lake Erie.

1852, Nov 15 Wrecked, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Brendon Baillod
Donald V. Baut
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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