CONSTITUTION (1835, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CONSTITUTION
Year of Build:
1835
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
French Creek, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
79.5'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
8.5'
Tonnage (old style):
120 75/95
History
Chronology:

1835, Sep 1 Enrolled Oswego, NY.

1837, Oct 28 Owned Hubbard & Co, Chicago, IL.

1839, Jun 13 Owned Guerdon S. Hubbard & H. Griswold, Chicago.

1840 Ran Chicago, IL - Buffalo, NY.

1840, Jun 24 Owned Smith & Webster, Chicago, IL.

1842, Apr 25 Owned Henry M. Kinne & J. Peabody, Buffalo.

1843, Jun 21 Chartered by U.S. Government for lighthouse inspection & supplies.

1854, Nov 14 Became waterlogged 5 miles off Oswego, NY; lost cargo railroad ties.

1858, Jul 8 Lein attached to vessel.

1859, Oct 1 Owned Calvin Ingraham, Cleveland & Moses Stiles, Newark, NY; rebuilt 87'3" x 19'8" x 8'4", 130 15/95 tons.

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:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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