OCEAN (1843, Sloop)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
OCEAN
Year of Build:
1843
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
15
History
Chronology:

May have had different name prior to rebuild.

1845 Rebuilt at Detroit, MI by Dorr & Webb as schooner; capsized once or twice previously, drowning her crew; traded to Lake Erie ports.

1845 Portaged with topsail schooner MERCHANT to Lake Superior in Superior Fleet.

1847 Damaged in gale, Lake Superior, 1 life lost.

1848, Nov 19 Ran Sault Ste. Marie - Thessalon Fishing Ground.

1850, Oct 19 Ran Sault Ste Marie Falls.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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