NONPAREIL (1856, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NONPAREIL
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milan, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Merry & Gay
Original Owner and Location:
M. Frieze (Valentine Fries), Milan
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
315
Final Disposition
Final Location:
On reef, 1 mile southwest of Middle Island.
Lake Huron.
Date:
Jul 1866
How:
Stranded & wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Iron ore.
Notes:
Bound for Cleveland, OH; stripped & abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1856, Apr Launched.

1857, Nov 20 Ashore Pt. au Sable, Lake Michigan.

1860, Nov Rigging damaged in Lake Ontario storm.

1862, Nov Collided with unknown vessel & stranded at Buffalo, NY.

1865 Readmeasured 233 gross tons.

1866 Owned Greening et al, Cleveland, OH.

1866, Jul Wrecked; owned A. Frazer.

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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