MINNEHAHA (1880, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MINNEHAHA
Year of Build:
1880
Official Number:
91220
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gibraltar, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Linn & Craig
Power
Number of Masts:
4
Hull Dimensions
Length:
199.5'
Beam:
35.1'
Depth:
15.1'
Tonnage (gross):
822
Tonnage (net):
781
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Starke, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
14 Oct 1893
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Corn.
Notes:
Bound Chicago, IL - Port Edward, ONT, broke loose of tow HENRY J. JOHNSON, grounded & wrecked; six lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1880 Owned Thomas Wilson et al, Cleveland, OH.

1882, May 20 Enrolled Cleveland.

1882 Towed by steamer HIAWATHA in Duluth grain trade.

1887 Owned W.R. Burt, Buffalo, NY.

1887 Towed by HIAWATHA in Two Harbors ore trade.

1891, Nov Ashore at Detour, Lake Huron, spent winter aground.

1892, Apr 18 Owned J.C. Gilchrist, Buffalo; released.

1892, Nov Aground at the entrance to Cleveland Harbor; released.

1893, Oct 14 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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