MARTIN, J.B. (1858, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MARTIN, J.B.
Year of Build:
1858
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J.M. Jones
Original Owner and Location:
D. Newhall, Milwaukee, WI
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
134.33'
Beam:
25.58'
Depth:
13'
Tonnage (gross):
370 39/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
NE of Presque Isle, MI
Lake Huron.
Date:
5 Nov 1869
Final Depth:
15 fathoms.'
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Wheat.
Notes:
Bound Milwaukee, WI for Buffalo, NY, she foundered in a gale; 10 lives lost. 1871 Wreck located; salvage attempted.
History
Chronology:

1869, Apr 18 Enrolled Detroit.

1869, Nov Foundered with all ha nds on Lake Huron; owned J. Herrick & Sons, New York, NY.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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