SMITH, BESSIE

Registry and Rig Information

Name SMITH, BESSIE
Registry U.S.
Official Number 2852
Rig Schooner

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 200.00
Width 35.00
Depth 15.00
Masts 3
Gross Tonnage 723.00
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

History First enrollment issued at Erie, PA, April 25, 1873. Final enrollment surrendered at Erie, PA, April 6, 1874, and endorsed \"wrecked and lost.\"
Disposition Driven ashore on Beaver Island, Lake Michigan, about November 13, 1873, while in tow of propeller FRED KELLEY, a total loss. Carried a cargo of iron ore. A newspaper account (Detroit Post, April 4, 1874) indicates that vessel went to pieces during the winter, 1873-1874.

Build Information

Builder Bailey Brothers
Place Built Toledo, OH
Date Built 1873-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Shepard, Henry & Co.1873-00-001873-00-00U.S.2852