The scow schooner Almira was built in 1849 in Black River, Ohio. Constructed by J. Curtis, it was a wooden vessel with a single deck. The Almira had two masts and had the following dimensions: a length of 84.9 feet, a beam of 20 feet, and a depth of 5 feet. In terms of tonnage, it was measured at 80.35 tons according to the old measurement system.
From 1849 to 1851, the Almira was enrolled in Cleveland, Ohio. On September 6, 1849, it ran ashore in Ashtabula, Ohio. In 1854 and 1855, the vessel was enrolled in Sandusky, Ohio, and its tonnage was recorded as 80.35 tons.
Between 1856 and 1865, the Almira was enrolled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1860, it was owned by John Mullen of Racine, Wisconsin, and had a tonnage of 76 tons. Ownership of the vessel transferred to M. O’Connor of Milwaukee in 1866. By 1868, the Almira was owned by an entity in Milwaukee and had a gross tonnage of 78.69 tons.
Sources and External Links #
- Great Lakes Ships Website C. Patrick Labadie
- Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
- C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database Erik Heyl,
- Early American SteamersSteamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
- Rochester Union & Advertiser (Rochester, NY), 9 Aug 1866
- Maritime History of the Great Lakes Website
- Daily Inter-Ocean (Chicago, IL), 9 Nov 1865, p. 3
- David Swayze Shipwreck File
- Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 29 Sep 1945
- Buffalo Morning Express (casualty list) Jan. 11, 1856
