The ''Henry Roop'' was a two-masted wooden

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built in 1835 in Black Rock, New York, USA. 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

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, USA. There was no loss of life.

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Sources: nsp,hgl, wl. and http://www.boatnerd.com/swayze/shipwreck/r.htm Schooners of the United States Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States Shipwrecks of Lake Erie Maritime incidents in October 1843 1835 ships Ships built in New York (state) {{Merchantship-stub