BUENA VISTA (1847, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BUENA VISTA
Year of Build:
1847
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Francis Jordan
Original Owner and Location:
J.C. Walter et al, Chicago, IL
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
104' 3"
Beam:
23' 3"
Depth:
7' 10"
Tonnage (old style):
174 3/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
3 miles north of Amsterdam, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
5 Dec 1857
How:
Wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1847, May 24 Owned J.C. Walter, Chicago, IL.

1847, Nov 11 Owner change.

1853, Apr 16 Owned C. Walton et al, Chicago.

1853 Chartered by Golena Railroad to carry railroad iron, Buffalo - Chicago.

1853, Dec 3 Beached at St.Joseph, MI, without cargo; pulled off.

1856, Apr 12 Owned F.A. Kemph, Chicago.

1856, Jul 11 Owned H. Greenham, Chicago.

1857, May 14 Owned W. Ham, Sheboygan, WI.

1857, Dec 5 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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