Henry Roop
Appearance
History | |
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Name | Henry Roop |
Builder | Black Rock, New York |
Launched | 1835 |
Fate | Lost in a storm, October 12, 1843, bound for Sandusky, Ohio |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Schooner |
Tons burthen | 80 tons |
Length | 65 ft (20 m) |
Beam | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Henry Roop was a two-masted wooden schooner built in 1835 in Black Rock, New York, USA.[1][2] It was also seen as "H. Roop." The ship measured 65 by 19 by 7 feet and weighed 80 tons. Her last cargo was salt. She was lost in a storm on October 12, 1843, bound for Sandusky, Ohio, USA. There was no loss of life.
References
[edit]- ^ outside.in · Black Rock, Buffalo NY
- ^ "The History of Waterways and Canal Construction Buffalo, NY Part III". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
Sources: nsp,hgl, wl. and http://www.boatnerd.com/swayze/shipwreck/r.htm