EAGLE (1839, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EAGLE
Year of Build:
1839
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J. P. Phillips
Original Owner and Location:
S. A. Jones, Newport, MI.
Ownership Notes:
Newport, now Marine City, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
65'
Beam:
17' 8"
Depth:
3'
Tonnage (old style):
29 30/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
20 miles NE of Sheboygan, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
18 Apr 1848
How:
Storm.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Capsized in storm, all 7 hands lost.
History
Chronology:

1839, May 16 Enrolled Detroit, MI.

1841, Jul 21 Owned L.M. Mason, Port Huron, MI.

1843, Jul 18 Owned George W. Goodwin & Anthony Morass, Port Huron.

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
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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
(989)356-6188
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