Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Potomac (Bark, 1842)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Potomac
Year of Build:
1842
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Bark
Builder Name:
J. Booth
Tonnage
1842
History
Classification:
a. Bark, Potomac (1842- )
Nationality:
American (1842-
Chronology:
1. 9/19/1863, Horse Shoe Reef, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $305 loss;
2. 9/00/1869, sprang a leak on Lake Michigan and repaired;
3. 6/00/1874, damaged her outfit on Lake Michigan and repaired, $500 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
2. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
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




Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy