BARCLAY, HUGH (1857, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BARCLAY, HUGH
Year of Build:
1857
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Quayle & Martin
Original Owner and Location:
Mather & Bailey, Chicago, IL
Hull Dimensions
Length:
134'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
11.6'
Tonnage (old style):
389
History
Chronology:

1857, Mar 28 Launched.

1857, Apr 23 Owned H. C. Spaids, Chicago.

1858, Jul Collided with propeller GLOBE off Manitou Islands, Lake Michigan.

1859, Jun 17 Left for Europe with 1,800 pipe-staves & 27,000 West India staves.

1859, Aug 17 Arrived Limerick, Ireland.

1860, Mar 19 Arrived Falmouth from Danube.

1861, Feb 16 Sailed from Kingston,Jamaica for Salt River.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
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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