Newell A. Eddy (schooner)
Side scan image of Newell A. Eddy | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Newell A. Eddy |
| Operator | Eddy Transportation Co. (aka Hampton Transportation Co.) |
| Builder | Frank W. Wheeler & Co. |
| Launched | 6 May 1890 |
| Completed | 1890 |
| In service | 1890 |
| Out of service | 22 April 1893 |
| Identification | Official number 130467 |
| Fate | Foundered in storm, 22 April 1893 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Three‑masted wooden schooner |
| Tonnage | 1270 gross tons |
| Length | 242 ft (74 m) |
| Beam | 39.7 ft (12.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail (unpowered; towed as consort) |
| Capacity | Grain (wheat) |
| Notes | Built for grain trade in “consort system”; towed by steamer Charles A. Eddy |
Newell A. Eddy was a large three‑masted wooden schooner built in 1890 at West Bay City, Michigan by Frank W. Wheeler & Co. (also referred to in records as Hampton Transportation Co. or Eddy Transportation Co.). Official number 130467. The vessel measured approximately 242 ft in length with a beam of about 39.7 ft and a gross tonnage of around 1270 tons. She was used in the grain (wheat) trade, towed in a “consort system” by the steamer Charles A. Eddy across the Great Lakes.