Henry Roop

History
Name: Henry Roop
Builder: Black Rock, New York
Launched: 1835
Notes: 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)

The 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

Sources: nsp,hgl, wl. and http://www.boatnerd.com/swayze/shipwreck/r.htm

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