BIG Z (1844, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BIG Z
Year of Build:
1844
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lexington, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Also noted as Brig.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Zophar Wright
Ownership Notes:
Enrolled Detroit, MI as new vessel.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
88'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
128
Final Disposition
Final Location:
5 miles South of Sheboygan, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
1859
How:
Ashore, broken up in gale.
Notes:
No lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1845-1855 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1848 Rebuilt Irving, NY; 112' x 20' x 9'; 168 tons old measure.

1849 Sep 23 Struck both piers at Cleveland OH harbor, sank with heavy damage.

1857 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI.

1859 Lost near Sheboygan, WI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
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
(989)356-6188
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