HOLLISTER, ROBERT (1847, Brigantine)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HOLLISTER, ROBERT
Year of Build:
1847
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Perrysburg, OH
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
B.F. Hollister & Charles I. Keeler
Master Carpenter:
Thomas J . Purvis
Original Owner and Location:
B.F. Hollister & Captain Charles I. Keeler, Perrysburg, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
119' 4"
Beam:
26'
Depth:
9' 7"
Tonnage (old style):
272 7/ 95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Chicago.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
24 Oct 1865
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Driven ashore & wrecked in storm.
History
Chronology:

1847, May Launched.

1847 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1848 Ran Chicago, IL - Buffalo with grain.

1853, Jan Owned Sheppard Sheriffs & Smith for lumber trade.

1854 Enrolled Chicago.

1854, Apr Rebuilt.

1855 Dismasted, Lake Michigan.

1860 Owned A.D. Tripp, Saginaw, MI.

1861 Rebuilt.

1862, Oct Damaged by collision, St. Clair River.

1863 Owned H.D. Braddock & Co., Portsmonth.

1865, Oct 24 Ashore in storm, Lake Michigan; owned H.D. Braddock & Co., Chicago.

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

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