VERMONT (1842, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
VERMONT
Year of Build:
1842
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Newport (Marine City), MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner and Location:
A.Rust, et.al., Newport, Michigan
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
60' 4"
Beam:
19' 3"
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (old style):
67.97
History
Chronology:

1842 Enrolled at Detroit

1845, September Struck by gale on Lake Erie below Long Point; masts,

rigging & canvas all swept away with part of deck load

of shingles; vessel a complete wreck, towed to Buffalo

for repairs

1845, October Sailor killed in fall from masthead

1847 Enrolled at Buffalo, New York

1849, April Owned Moses Cheney, et.al., Tonawanda, New York

1852, June A schooner supposed to be the VERMONT reported capsized

near Fairport, Ohio, Lake Erie; assumed all hands lost

1852 Last enrolled at Buffalo

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