T. P. Handy (Schooner, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1849)
Builder Name:: William A. Jones
Ownership Notes:: Winslow, R. G., (1850); Jones, William, (1851); Winslow N. C., (1854); Winslow, H. J., (1856-1859); Beach, S. C., (1857);
Master(s):: Rumage, J., (1851); McWayne, D., (1856); Johnson, (1857); Winslow, H. J., (1859).,

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 17, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-4-1851
October 4, 1851: Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-5-1854
June 5, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 55 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-30-1856
June 30, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 91 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-15-1857
May 15, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 48 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-30-1859
June 30, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 53 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, T. P. Handy (1849-1860)
Nationality:: American (1849-1860)
Chronology:: 1. 4/7/1851, Chicago, ashore and released, $450 loss;
2. 9/2/1851, Tonawanda, caught on fire from the burning Steamer, Bunker Hill, burned and repaired, $1, 000;
3. 9/29/1853, 15 miles from Mackinaw, Lake Huron, ashore, (salt), released, $400 loss;
4. 11/00/1855, on upper Lakes, damaged in a gale, (wheat), repaired, $175 loss;
5. 10/00/1860, Kenosha, missed the pier and went ashore, became a total wreck, $3, 000 loss,

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

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