Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Sweet Home (Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sweet Home
Year of Build:
1852
Major repairs:
1860;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Jordan, * Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Wilson
Ownership Notes:
Boyle, (1857-1860); Nichols, (1864); Sylvestere, (1864);
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 180
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Sweet Home (1852- )
Nationality:
Canada (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1859, Toronto Harbor, ran on her anchor and damaged her cargo of wheat, $1, 600 loss;
2. 6/00/1867, Grand River, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $500 loss;
3. 10/00/1870, Lake Ontario, lost her deck load of lumber, $1500 loss;
4. 9/00/1872, St. Lawrence River, sank, $15, 600 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Jordan is located 8 miles from St. Catharines, Ontario;
1857, she was valued at $4,800; 1864, she was valued at $3,500;
Sources:
1. Canadian Vessel Register: 1857;
2. Vessel Register: 1860, 1864;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
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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