Year of Build:

1859

Official Number:

11178

Built at:

Newport (Marine City), MI

Vessel Type:

Schooner

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

Thomas T. Arnold

Original Owner and Location:

Charles T. Gray & Thomas Sims or Simonds, Chicago, IL.

Number of Masts:

2

Length:

92' 8"

Beam:

25' 2"

Depth:

8' 7"

Tonnage (old style):

183 22/95

Final Location:

Jacksonport, WI. Lake Michigan

Date:

15 Oct 1880

How:

Wrecked.

Final Cargo:

Hemlock railroad ties.

Notes:

Driven into shallows in storm, pounded to pieces.

1862 - 63 Rebuilt & lengthened, 125' x 26' x 10' 5", 183 27/95 gross tons; owned G.F. Grey, Chicago, IL.

1864 Owned Thomas O'Connor & Michael Roach, Chicago.

1868 Owned Chicago; 219.60 gross tons; repaired.

1871 Owned Chicago, built (rebuilt?) by J.L. Wolverton at Marine City.

1876 Owned John Long, Chicago.

1880 Wrecked vessel stripped & abandoned.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie