Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Cortland (Bark, 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Cortland
Year of Build:
1867
Official Number:
5397
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Bark
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Albin G. Huntley
Ownership Notes:
Lyman, A. P., (1867);
Master(s):
Londen, J. W., (1867);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1867)
Hull Dimensions
1867
Length: 173.6' Width/Beam: 34.4' Depth: 13.8'
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 676.13
Enrollments/Registration
August 21, 1867
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 15 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Bark, Cortland (1867-1869)*
Nationality:
American (1867-1869)
Chronology:
1. 9/28/1867, Buffalo, ashore and released;
2. 6/20/1868, Avon Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Morning Star), sank, (iron ore), 10 lives lost, $57, 000 loss;
3. 8/16/1869, Coast Wrecking Company worked on the wreck, anchors and chains were to be salvaged, rigging and sails
recovered by Capt. Scott and wreckers on 7/13/1868;
4. 6/4/1870, Coast Wrecking Company tries again to raise the Cortland and finally abandons her;
Notes
General notes:
* Newspapers sometimes reported her as "Courtlandt", "Courtland", or "Cortland";
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
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. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
6. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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