GREY, E.G. (1854, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GREY, E.G.
Year of Build:
1854
Official Number:
7305
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
G. Thayer
Original Owner and Location:
C.G. Grey & Co., Chicago, IL.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
94'
Beam:
24'
Depth:
8'
Tonnage (old style):
166 18/95
Tonnage (gross):
118.49
Final Disposition
Final Location:
3/4 mile North of Casco River, Kewaunee, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
3 May 1875
How:
Sank.
Final Cargo:
100 cords wood.
Notes:
Sank while loading.
History
Chronology:

1854 For Chicago lumber trade; enrolled Chicago, IL.

1856, May 4 Collision with schooner MAGIC, Chicago.

1861, Oct 22 Aground Presque Isle, Lake Huron.

1862, Oct Lost main boom, Lake Michigan.

1863 Owned E. McGraw, Chicago.

1865 118 gross tons.

1866 Repaired.

1866 Owned at Chicago.

1867 Repaired.

1868 Owned at Chicago; 118.49 gross tons; US7305.

1871 Owned at Chicago.

1874, Sep Outfit damaged, Lake Michigan.

1875, May 3 Sank, Lake Michigan.

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