Mansfield (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1847)
Builder Name:: Frederick N.Jones
Ownership Notes:: Fleeharty, (1847); Warren, (1847); Anderson, A., (1854); Dorr, E. P., (1855);
Master(s):: Calland, George, (1847); Gunning, R. C., (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 17, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-14-1849
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June 14, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 58 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-30-1851
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April 30, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-20-1854
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February 20, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 16 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-21-1854
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February 21, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-2-1855
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July 2, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 129 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Mansfield (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/8/1850, Cedar Point, Sandusky, ashore and released;
2. 5/1/1851, Lake Erie, lost her deck load, $150 loss;
3. 10/15/1852, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Ocean), carried away head gear, repaired, $300 loss;
4. 8/22/1853, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (corn), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
5. 12/4/1854, near Euclid Creek, Lake Erie, ashore, (coal), sank and raised;
6. 6/30/1855, 20 miles from Manitou Islands, collision in a dense fog, (Schooner, Telegraph), sank, (wheat), cargo $20, 000
loss, hull $7, 000 loss;
7. 10/00/1855, Lake Michigan, dismasted and repaired, $3, 500 loss;
7. 5/00/1857, collision, (Propeller, Pittsburgh), damaged and repaired;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 5/00/1857;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

Contact

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