Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Ellen M. Lyon (Schooner, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ellen M. Lyon
Year of Build:
1848
Construction and Ownership
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head (1848)
Ownership Notes:
Lyon, R. F., (1848);
Master(s):
Famoocker, T. C., (1848); Mullen, (1851); Burke, T. H., (1855);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 113 + 65/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 13, 1848
   Port: Cleveland** Number: 45 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Ellen M. Lyon (1848- )*
Nationality:
American (1848- )
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1849, Lake Erie, jetted deck load of pork, $1, 800 loss;
2. 5/30/1854, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore, (wheat), released, $6, 000 loss;
3. 11/00/1854, Lake Erie, jetted deck load of beef, $1, 700 loss;
4. 6/12/1855, Avon Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller. Delaware), (coal), sank, $3, 500 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Also known as "E. M. Lyon";
** Enrollment is missing from the records;
Possibly, this is the coal wreck we found off Avon Point;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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