Euphema (Schooner, 1852)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Mt. Clemens, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: William Jenny
Ownership Notes:: Jenny, William, (1853); Gehston, P., (1853); Peer, A. J., (1854); Wilson, J., (1858); Clausson, (1859);
Master(s):: Gibelon, (1853); Wilson, J., (1858); Clausson, (1859);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 11, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 63 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 8-8-1854
August 8, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 99 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-25-1857
November 25, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 146 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-25-1858
March 2, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 13 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Euphema (Euphemia) (1852- )
Nationality:: American (1852- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/18/1856, Beaver Harbor, ashore and released;
2. 10/00/1858, St. Clair River, collision, (Tug, J. D. Morton), repaired, $200 loss;
3. 5/28/1859, off Black Lake, Lake Michigan, capsized, (5 lives lost), vessel drifted ashore 3 miles north of Black Lake,
$1, 500 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;

Contact

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