BUCKNOR, W.G. (1837, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BUCKNOR, W.G.
Year of Build:
1837
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Irving, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Gershom Thayer
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
75'
Beam:
21'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (old style):
107
Final Disposition
Final Location:
North of Milwaukee, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
28 Sep 1849
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Sprang a leak, the capsized about 7 miles north of Milwaukee, WI.
History
Chronology:

1844, Apr 17 Ashore at Southport (now Kenosha) WI, towed to Chicago, IL.

1847 Owned at Chicago, Simpson, McDonald & Clark.

1849, Sep 28 Foundered.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Donald V. Baut
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

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211 N. First Ave.
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USA
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