HIPPOCAMPUS (1867, Propeller)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HIPPOCAMPUS
Year of Build:
1867
Official Number:
11819
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saint Joseph, MI
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George Hanson
Original Owner and Location:
Morrison, et.al., Saint Joseph, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Propulsion:
Screw
Propulsion Notes:
22" stroke by Vulcan Iron Works, Chicago, IL.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
100'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (gross):
153
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Saint Joseph, MI.
Lake Michigan.
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Passengers & peaches.
Notes:
Bound Benton Harbor - Chicago, capsized & foundered in gale, 26 lives lost, survivors rescued by scow TRIO. 1877 Wreck located.
History
Chronology:

1867, Sep 16 Enrolled at Grand Haven, MI to be used in green fruilt trade in season, to Milwaukee from Benton Harbor & St. Joseph

1868 On St. Joseph - Chicago, passenger & freight run.

1868, Sep 8 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact us:
Test 4 Walter
 database@wisconsinmaritime.org
 
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org

 

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HIPPOCAMPUS (1867, Propeller)