CAPELLA (1850, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CAPELLA
Year of Build:
1850
Official Number:
4578
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Algonac, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Halver Nelson
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
51.3'
Beam:
15.5'
Depth:
5.6'
Tonnage (gross):
24
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Waukegan, IL.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
17 Dec 1883
How:
Wrecked in gale.
History
Chronology:

1865-68 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1868 Owned Green Bay, WI.

1875 Repaired.

1876-79 Owned Morse, Sheboygan, WI.

1883, May 9 Ashore in storm near Racine, WI, Lake Michigan.

1883, Dec 17 Ashore Waukegan, IL in storm.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
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
(989)356-6188
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