Liberator (Scow Schooner, 1846)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Dover, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Slias B. Sawyer
Ownership Notes:: Sawyer, E. B., (1846-1849); Towner, J., (1847); Russell, E. C., (1852); Cole, W., (1857); Deszachus, Mary H. (1858);
Master(s):: Sawyer, E. B., (1846-1849); Towner, J., (1847); Hall, C. M., (1852); Cole, W., (1857); Deszachus, F., (1858);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 24, 1846: Port: Cleveland Number: 37 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 8-2-1847
August 2, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 65 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-1-1849
August 1, 1849: Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-21-1852
June 21, 1852: Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-7-1857
August 7, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 106 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-8-1858
May 8, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 58 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Scow Schooner, Liberator (1846- )
Nationality:: American (1846- )
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1858, Fighting Island, Lake St. Clair, capsized and ashore, $500 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

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