NORWAY (1854, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NORWAY
Year of Build:
1854
Official Number:
18105
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Square stern.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
James M. Jones
Original Owner and Location:
G. D. Norris, Milwaukee.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
108.1'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
230 22/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Muskegon, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
19 Nov 1870
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Driven ashore, wrecked, stripped & abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1854, Apr 1 Launched.

1854 - 66 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1854, Sep Aground Milwaukee.

1855, Oct Damaged, lost lumber deck load at Milwaukee, Lake Michigan.

1858, Dec 4 Damaged in Lake Huron gale.

1858, Dec 15 Owned E. S. Stone.

1859, Jan 21 Owned G. D. Norris.

1859, Mar 7 Owned Abner Kirby.

1859 Large repairs.

1862, Apr 18 Owned C. Lambert.

1863, Apr 28 Owned Isaac Taylor.

1864, Mar 29 Owned James H. Kelley.

1865, Apr 5 Readmeasured 162.96 gross tons.

1866, May Collision with brig PILGRIM at Racine, WI.

1866, Jun Lost masts in Lake Michigan gale.

1866, Aug 8 Owned William Thompson.

1867 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

1868 US18105.

1869, Aug Damaged in collision at Chicago.

1869, Oct Sunk Sheboygan, WI.

1869, Oct 30 Owned L. Anderson.

1869, Nov Damaged outfit in Lake Michigan gale.

1870, Nov 19 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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