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SV Argo (1841)
The SV ''Argo'' was an American wooden sailing vessel (SV) designed for the trans-Atlantic Packet trade. William Whitlock, Jr acquired the ship for his Havre-Whitlock Line, which regularly scheduled round trips three times a year from New York City to Le Havre, France. Captains Caleb Anthony, Jr 1841–1847 Isaac H. Davis 1848–1849 Daniel H Wood 1849 Samuel Macoduck 1851–1854 Charles D Crawford 1850 ''Argo'' passenger arrivals into the Port of New York Compiled from ship arrivals from Le Havre, France from 1841–1849, Ancestry.com, NARA and castlegarden.org. Arrival in the Port of New York was on pier 14 noted as the Havre-Union Line (trans-Atlantic packet). Departure dates compiled from ''The New York Herald''. The wreck of the ''Argo'' The "Argo" ran aground on a sand bar on the south shore of Long Island near present-day Mastic Beach and remained there for over a year before it was removed, repaired and sold to another owner. As was common, major local n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whitlock, Jr
William Whitlock, Jr (February 23, 1791 – July 11, 1875 in New York City) was an American shipping industry executive. He was a son of William Whitlock, a ship owner and master, and was descended from Thomas Whitlock who came from England in 1640 and after a few years of residence in Massachusetts became one of the first settlers of Gravesend, Brooklyn in 1646. Whitlock Jr entered the shipping business in 1812 and soon created a trade. At one time he ranked among the largest individual owners of ocean tonnage in the United States. He did not have control of as large a number of vessels as some others but owned most of his ships entirely. In 1825 he established a line of packet ships between New York and Le Havre, which flourished until the beginning of the American Civil War when the competition of steamships drove it from the sea. Whitlock exported cotton extensively and imported East India goods, particularly hemp. He was a director of The Bank of America and had high credit i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |