Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Paragon (Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Paragon
Also known as:
Keewatin
Year of Build:
1852
Rebuilt:
1. 1863, Colborne, Ontario;
2. 1888, Tait, Lakeport, Ontario;
Official Number:
94934
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oshawa, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Lummeree (Lummarree) Limaree)
Ownership Notes:
Hayes, (1854); Kemp, John, (1856-1864); Camp, (1869); Keith, (1888); Redfern, James, ( - ); Campbell, A., (1895-1904); Rogers, Eilias, (1911); Doherty, J., (1916); Otis Manufacturing Company, (1916-1920);
Master(s):
Keith, John, (1856);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)*
Hull Dimensions
1888
Length: 120' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 10'
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 138
1863
Gross: 244
1888
Gross: 199 Registered: 199
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Paragon (1852-1888);
b. Schooner, Keewatin (1888-1918)
Nationality:
Canada (1852-1918)
Chronology:
1. 5/00/1864, Saugatuck, Lake Michigan, ashore on a reef and released;
2. 11/16/1864, within sight of Presque Isle Harbor, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
3. 10/00/1868, Sarnia, wrecked and repaired;
4. 00/00/1918, Gulf of Mexico, reportedly lost;
Notes
General notes:
*1863, she had 3 masts;
1854, she was valued at 2,000 pounds; 1860, she was valued at $3,600; 1864, she was valued at $8,000;
She was taken to New Orleans in 1917;
Sources:
1. Vessel Register: 1860, 1864;
2. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1854, 1856, 1857, 1869;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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