CONVOY (1844, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CONVOY
Year of Build:
1844
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Elk Creek (Girard), PA
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner:
Captain W. Atwell
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
102'
Beam:
23' 8"
Depth:
9' 4"
Tonnage (old style):
204 20/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
13 miles out from Conneaut, OH.
Lake Erie.
Date:
4 Dec 1854
How:
Foundered.
Notes:
8 lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1844, Jul Launched.

1846, May 18 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1848 Ran Buffalo - Chicago in grain trade.

1849 Enrolled Detroit, MI; 231 66/95 gross tons; Detroit - Buffalo in grain trade.

1853, Oct Capsized, St. Joseph, MI; washed ashore, Lake Michigan.

1854, Dec 4 Sunk 13 miles out from Conneaut, OH; 8 lives lost, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Burton Collection
Newspaper Clippings
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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USA
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