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ABIAH |
| Year of Build: 1848 |
Official Number: AMERICAN |
| Also Known As: |
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| CONSTRUCTION AND OWNERSHIP |
| Build City: | Irving |
Build State: | NY |
| Vessel Type: | Schooner |
Number of Decks: | 1 |
| Hull Materials: | Wood |
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| Master Carpenter: | |
| Built on Bottom of: | |
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| POWER |
| Powered By: | Sail |
| Number of Masts: | 2 |
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Engine Type: | |
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| DIMENSIONS |
| Length: | 134 |
Tonnage (old style): | 353.39 |
| Beam: | 27' 2" |
Tonnage (gross): | |
| Depth: | 10' 6" |
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| FINAL DISPOSITION |
| Final Location: | 10 - 15 Miles off Sheboygan, WI. |
| Final Date: |
[month] 0
[day] 9
[year] 1854
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| Final Depth: | |
| Final Dispostion How: | Capsized in squall. |
| Final Cargo: | |
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| Final Notes: | Towed by steam tug ECLIPSE when became wrecked & abandoned. 7 crewmen, 2 passengers saved.
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| HISTORY AND NOTES |
| History: | 1848 First enrolled Buffalo, NY.
1849 June Grounded on shoal near Niagara River, Lake Erie; got off.
1851 May 1 Lost foremast on Lake Michigan; towed into Milwaukee, WI for repairs.
1852 November 12 Aground with cargo iron, Straits of Mackinac; got off.
1853 Jul 27 Buffalo to Detroit, sprung leak as entered Lake Huron. Returned to St. Clair River, towed to Ives' Dry Dock for repairs. Carrying 500 tons iron and a locomotive.
1854 Enrolled Chicago.
1854 September 1 Capsized off Sheboygan, WI, Lake Michigan.
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| From the Collection of: |
C. Patrick Labadie |
| Sources: | Newspaper Clippings
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| Unique ID: | 960 |
| IMAGE GALLERY (click any image to see a larger view) |
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