ALLEGHANY (pre1849, Brig)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ALLEGHANY
Year of Build:
before1849
Construction and Ownership
Vessel Type:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
255
Final Disposition
Final Location:
West end Lake Erie, off Clay Banks.
Lake Erie.
Date:
12 Sep 1855
Final Depth:
6 fathoms'
How:
Reported sunk in collision.
Final Cargo:
Coal or Corn.
Notes:
Sunk by YOUNG AMERICA.
History
Chronology:

1849-1854 Brig, 225.14 tons, Presque Isle District.

1855, Sep 15 Sank in collision with YOUNG AMERICA; owned C. M. Reed, Erie, PA.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
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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