Eagle (Schooner, 1842)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Swan Creek, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Paquette, Joseph, (1842); Fortune, Dennis, (1845); Meldnun, A. J., (1845);
Master(s):: Paquette, Joseph, (1842); Fortune, Dennis (1845);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 4, 1842: Port: Detroit Number: 19 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-23-1845
October 23, 1845: Port: Detroit Number: 74 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Eagle (1842-1848)
Nationality:: American (1842-1848)
Chronology:: 1. 4/18/1848, Sheboygan, near Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, capsized and wrecked, 7 lives lost, $2, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Commercial Advertiser & Journal (Buffalo): 9/6/1848, 12/30/48;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 656;

Contact

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