Milan (Schooner, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Point Peninsula, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1845)
Builder Name:: Asa Wilcox
Ownership Notes:: Penfield, Joel B., (1845-1846); Henich, D., (1848); Lyon, John E., (1845-1846); Johnson, Samuel, B., (1845-1846);
Master(s):: McCullum, Duncan, (1845); Easton, James, (1846); Richardson, R., (1848);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 15, 1845: Port: Oswego Number: 29 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 5-21-1846
May 21, 1846: Port: Oswego Number: 27 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-3-1848
April 3, 1848: Port: Oswego* Number: 4 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Milan (1845-1849)
Nationality:: American (1845-1849)
Chronology:: 1. 11/22/1845, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Sylph), repaired;
2. 5/21/1849, off Barcelona, Lake Erie, deck cargo, (29 barrels of flour), swept overboard, ;
3. 10/13/1849, 15 miles off Oak Orchard, Lake Ontario, sprang a leak, (1, 000 barrels of salt), sank, $5, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is missing from the records;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;

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