CHANNON, GRACE A. (1873, Schooner)

Year of Build:

1873

Official Number:

85309

Built at:

E. Saginaw, MI

Vessel Type:

Schooner

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

W.J. Ellinwood

Original Owner and Location:

Henry Channon & Ethel Graham et al, Chicago, IL

Number of Masts:

3

Length:

140.6'

Beam:

26.2'

Depth:

11.5'

Tonnage (gross):

265

Final Location:

12 miles S. of Milwaukee, WI.
Lake Michigan.

Date:

2 Aug 1877

How:

Collided with tug FAVORITE & sank.

Final Cargo:

Coal.

Notes:

Bound Chicago,IL from Buffalo, NY; 1 lost. 1980, Summer Wreck found by Kent Bellrichard, et al.

1873, Jul 29 Enrolled in name of W.J. Ellinwood; homeport Detroit, MI.

1877, Aug 2 Wrecked.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie

Sources:

Donald V. Baut

Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory

C. Patrick Labadie

Newspaper Clippings

Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley