KNICKERBOCKER, A. V. (1840, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
KNICKERBOCKER, A. V.
Year of Build:
1840
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner and Location:
Oliver Newberry, Detroit, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
66' 8"
Beam:
17' 4"
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (old style):
61 57/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
6 miles off Port Washington, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
26 Aug 1855
How:
Capsized.
Final Cargo:
Bark.
Notes:
Capsized in gale, loss of 3 lives.
History
Chronology:

1840, Aug 20 Enrolled Detroit, MI; traded Detroit - Mackinaw & Lake Michigan ports.

1845, May 8 Owned William Lasley, Muskegon, MI.

1847, Oct Owned Holland Colony, Black River (Holland), MI; supply transport, Lake Michigan.

1848, May 15 Owned Guido Pfister, Jacob Sunenmacher & Hy Hanson, Milwaukee, WI.

1852 Ran Chicago, IL - Buffalo, NY with 12,163 bushel corn.

1855, Aug 26 Capsized Lake Michigan.

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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