Convoy (Schooner, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Huron, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Strong, H. N., (1848-1851); Duffield, D. B., (1858); Nickles, D. A., (1853);
Master(s):: Stringham, R., (1848); Campbell, G., (1851); Gotham, A. S., (1853);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 3, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 11-3-1848
November 3, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 58 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1851
April 8, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-21-1853
April 21, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 49 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Convoy (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- 1854)
Chronology:: 1. 9/27/1852, Point au Sauble, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $400 loss, (lumber);
2. 10/2/1853, St. Joseph, capsized and towed into port, $300 loss;
3. 12/4/1854, Conneaut, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, sank, (8 lives lost);
4. 7/18/1855, divers worked on the wreck and salvaged materials;

Notes

General notes:: 7/18/1855, Divers worked on the wreck and salvaged materials.
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218