CRAWFORD, FRANK (1861, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CRAWFORD, FRANK
Year of Build:
1861
Official Number:
9209
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Pigeon River, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
R. Calkins
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
124'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
10'
Tonnage (old style):
310
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Portage Bay, MI.
Lake Superior.
Date:
1 Nov 1882
How:
Standed in storm.
Notes:
Ashore with hole in her bottom. Abandoned as total loss.
History
Chronology:

1861, Jul 27 Maiden voyage; built for Cleveland & Saginaw lumber trade.

1864 Owned D. Whitney Jr., Detroit, MI.

1865 Enrolled Detroit, MI; 213 gross tons.

1872 Repairs.

1876 Owned Martin et al, Kinosha, WI.

1878 Repairs.

1882, Nov 01 Stranded in storm near Portage Bay, MI; owned William Shaw & Brother, Chicago, IL.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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