HOPPOCK, HOWELL (1862, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HOPPOCK, HOWELL
Also known as:
ETOWAH
Year of Build:
1862
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Quayle & Martin
Original Owner and Location:
L. F. & S. Burgess, Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
408
History
Chronology:

1862, Apr 15 First enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1860's Placed in Great Lakes - Liverpool direct ocean trade; often carried staves & oil.

1863 Converted to bark, 3 masts; 321 tons old style.

1863 Owned Canadian, C47620, renamed ETOWAH.

1863, May Collision at Chicago with schooner COMET.

1863, Jul Owned Cumming Lain Shaw.

1863, Aug Owned Liverpool parties; United Kingdom.

1864, Mar 26 Encountered series of gales on Atlantic Ocean from Quebec to Liverpool; deckload lost, canvas damaged.

1865 325 gross tons.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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