Service History
The wooden two masted schooner
Lavinia was built by Sanford & Moses at Ohio City (Cleveland), Ohio in 1847. The vessel did not have an official registry number.
1858: Hauled corn between Buffalo and Toledo.
1852: Wrecked/stranded near Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Final Voyage
October 7, 1858: During a storm the schooner
Lavinia was blown ashore north of Port Washington and wrecked. Total Loss, property loss $2,000.
Early on, it was thought the vessel would be salvageable, but later it was determined she was a total loss.
"The schooner
Lavinia which went ashore in the gale, near Port Washington, is not much injured and can be easily got off." Milwaukee Sentinel October 1858.
:Schooner
Lavinia, ashore at Port Washington, Lake Michigan, Total loss. Property loss $2,000." Buffalo Commercial Advertiser January 15, 1859.
