Wisconsin Maritime Museum

South America (Schooner, 1841)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
South America
Year of Build:
1841
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Burton Parsons
Master(s):
Bradley, Sheldon, (1843);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1841)
Tonnage
1841
Gross: 116
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, South America (1841-1843)
Nationality:
American (1841-1843)
Chronology:

1. 10/17/1843, Lake Erie, sank in a gale, (salt), 7 lives lost;*

Notes
General notes:
She was officially declared lost with all hands on 12/6/1843. She left Buffalo, New York for Toledo on 10/14/1843, but was lost in the storm of 10/17/ 1843;
Sources:
1, Commercial Advertiser & Journal: 7/24/1841, 10/10/1841;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Detroit Free Press: 4/14/1843;
4. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 12/6/1843;
5. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 11/15/1843;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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