ROB ROY (1868, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ROB ROY
Year of Build:
1868
Official Number:
21795
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Perry, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Knapp & Baily
Hull Dimensions
Length:
98'
Beam:
23'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (gross):
97
Tonnage (net):
92
History
Chronology:

1868 Owned, Fairport, OH; 68.11 gross tons.

1871, Mar 11 Repaired, new masts.

1872, Nov Stranded, Saugatuck, MI.

1873, Feb 14 Being enlarged to a 3 master, Saugatuck by Captain Robinson, Wellsburg, Canada.

1873, May 9 Launched, is lengthened 31', beam 2' wider, depth of hold, 2' deeper.

1876 Owned S. Robinson, Saugatuck.

1877, Nov 8 Ashore off Waukegan, IL.

1879 117 ton schooner, wreck, owned Maxon Tug Co., Milwaukee.

1908, Apr 27 Anchor chain parted, went ashore south of Arthur Bay, Mi; 2 miles off Masonville, Lake Michigan.

1916, Sep 17 Also noted as lost 4 miles Northeast of Erie, PA, Lake Erie.

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
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