MOUNTAIN MAID (1852, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MOUNTAIN MAID
Year of Build:
1852
Official Number:
16441
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fairport, OH
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
E.L. Herrick
Original Owner:
D. Becker (Beeker) & John Fredebaugh
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
71' 7"
Beam:
17'
Depth:
4' 1"
Tonnage (old style):
44 90/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
400' NW of Black River Lighthouse, OH.
Lake Erie.
Date:
3 Aug 1877
How:
Capsized in storm.
Final Cargo:
Limestone.
Notes:
Bound Cleveland, OH; crew rescued by tug N.B. GATES.
History
Chronology:

1852, Apr 16 Enrolled Cleveland, OH.

1853 Owned Becker & John McAdams.

1854 Owned A.E. & A.H. Green & Newton Gifford.

1856 Owned J.W. Green.

1860, Oct 24 Owned William D. Ludington, Forest Bay, Huron Co., MI.

1863, May 9 Owned H. Cook.

1864 Rebuilt.

1864, Oct 6 Owned G.M. Steinberner.

1865, Jul 3 Owned E.C. Argyle; readmeasured 43.64 gross tons.

1866, Jul 10 Owned Henry Fifield, Cleveland, OH; rebuilt, 52.02 gross tons.

1870, Jun 25 Owned J. McAllister.

1870, Aug 4 Owned A. Peterson.

1870, Oct Ashore Vermilion/ Cleveland, OH.

1873 Repaired.

1874, Feb 23 Owned C. Benson.

1874, Sep Lost yawl, Lake Erie.

1875, Apr 20 Owned D. Priscoll.

1875, Jul 27 Owned T. Martin.

1877, Jun 1 Owned A. Russell, Cleveland.

1877, Aug 3 Capsized.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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