HELIGOLAND (1851, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HELIGOLAND
Year of Build:
1851
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ohio City (Cleveland), OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Scroll head & square stern.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Lafrinnier & Stevens
Original Owner and Location:
J.T. Burges & C. Reese, Cleveland, OH.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
83' 2"
Beam:
19'
Depth:
7' 7"
Tonnage (old style):
108 84/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Muskegon, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
30 Oct 1865
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Driven ashore at mouth of Muskegon River & wrecked, total loss. (Date also listed as Nov 8, 1865).
History
Chronology:

1851, Apr 24 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1854, Oct 12 Owned Robert Howlett, Grand Haven, MI.

1855, Dec 13 Owned William Loutit & Robert Howlett, Grand Haven, MI.

1856, Mar 14 Owned Chauncey Parker, Grand Haven.

1856, Dec 2 Aground west shore, Lake Michigan.

1863 Owned Burke, Kenosha, WI.

1863 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

1865, Oct 30 Wrecked off Muskegon, MI.

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

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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