NESHOTA (1864, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NESHOTA
Year of Build:
1864
Official Number:
18104
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Neshota (Two Rivers), WI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Greenleaf S. Rand
Original Owner and Location:
Nelson Pendleton et al., Racine, WI.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
127.6'
Beam:
28.3'
Depth:
11.11'
Tonnage (old style):
391 70/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sturgeon Point north of Harrisville, MI,
Lake Huron.
Date:
28 Sep 1872
Final Depth:
100-130 ft.'
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Iron ore.
Notes:
Foundered in a gale, five lives lost. 1872, Dec 31 Documents surrendered. 1878, Aug 27 Cargo salvaged.
History
Chronology:

1864, May 4 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1865, Apr 13 Readmeasured, 125.5 X 27.7 X 10.6; 287.2 gross tons.

1865, Nov Ashore Grand Haven.

1866, May 29 Enrolled Chicago, IL; owned John C. Maxwell et al, Chicago, IL.

1869, May Lost centerboard, Lake Michigan.

1870, Feb 10 Owned J.G. Hearns, Cleveland, OH.

1870, Apr 21 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI; owned J.G. Hearns, Milwaukee.

1872, Sep 28 Foundered, total loss.

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