PERSIAN (1855, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PERSIAN
Year of Build:
1855
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
James Baker
Master Carpenter:
James Navagh
Original Owner and Location:
Fitzhugh & Littlejohn, Oswego, New York
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
128'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
12'
Tonnage (old style):
345
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off 40 Mile Point, Lake Huron
Date:
16 Sep 1868
Final Depth:
170 feet'
How:
Collision
Final Cargo:
Wheat
Notes:
Collided with schooner E.B. ALLEN, ALLEN did not stop & PERSIAN sank with all hands Wreck was found by sport divers July, 1991
History
Chronology:

1855 Enrolled at Oswego, New York

1863 Owned Dane, Fullington & Company, Oswego; repaired

1866 Owned Dunn & Cummings, Oswego

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

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USA
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