Lady Jane (Schooner, 1852)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: John Crosswaith
Ownership Notes:: Barber, John, (1852); Campbell, J. G., (1856); Courter, C., (1857); Ingols, N., (1859);
Master(s):: Kehoe, James, (1852); Grone, T., (1856); Ingols, N., (1859);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 26, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 46 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 6-18-1856
June 18, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-22-1859
March 22, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 3 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Lady Jane (1852- )
Nationality:: American (1852- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1855, Grand River, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $200 loss;
2. 9/00/1856, mouth of Chicago River, collision, (Schooner, Calcutta), repaired, $450 loss;
3. 11/00/1857, Cleveland, ashore and released, hull $1, 000 loss, cargo $500;
4. 11/2/1857, Stoney Creek, 24 miles below Muskegon, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $1, 500 loss;
3. 9/00/1863, Big Point Sable, Lake Michigan, stranded and released, $1, 500 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. John Poole's notes;

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