HILL, JOHN J. (1864, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HILL, JOHN J.
Year of Build:
1864
Official Number:
13719
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Pultneyville, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John J. Hill
Original Owner and Location:
John J. Hill, Pultneyville, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
91'
Beam:
0'
Depth:
0'
Tonnage (gross):
89.85
Tonnage (net):
85.36
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near harbor, Fairport, OH.
Lake Erie.



Date:
22 Jun 1885
How:
Sank.
Final Cargo:
Limestone.
Notes:
Ran into pier, holed bottom & sank; no loss of life. 1886, Jun 3 Raised by diver H.N. Jex; repaired Port Huron.
History
Chronology:

1868 Owned at Rochester, NY.

1871 Owned Todd & Burdsley, Pultneyville.

1873, Apr 15 Ran aground & holed her port bow while being towed in Oswego Harbor, half of cargo of wheat got out dry.

1874, May Sunk at Niagara River at Lewiston with stone cargo; raised.

1875, Sep Ashore near Big Sodus Point, Lake Ontario, laden with coal Oswego - Youngstown, NY.

1876 Owned Willard, et.al., Youngstown.

1879 Owned Hotchkiss, et.al, Youngstown.

1881, Nov 25 Aground Kelley's Island, Lake Erie.

1883, Aug 21 Aground Dover Bay, Lake Erie; released.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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