Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Kate Bully
Year of Build:
1868
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Corunna, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John Bulley
Ownership Notes:
Bully, J., (1869); Wolf,; Davidson,;
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 380
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Kate (Bully) Bulley (1868- )
Nationality:
Canadian (1868- )
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1869, off Point Sauble, Sleeping Bear Bay, near Manitou's, Lake Michigan, capsized, sank, and became a total loss, (6
lives lost); $30, 000 loss; She was abandoned in 1870;
Notes
General notes:
She was intended to be a Propeller, but due to lateness of the season, she was fitted out as a Schooner; The hull was outfitted at Port Huron, Michigan;
She was owned at Port Sarnia, in 1869;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;
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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