Charter Oak (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Bidwell & Banta
Ownership Notes:: Rogers, Charles, (1847-1848); Cobb, Ansel R., (1848-1852); Ebbert, Peter, (1848); Rogers, W., (1850); Bidwell, (1853); Whittaker, Jason, (1853); Whittaker, Thomas, (1853); Reynole, George, (1854);
Master(s):: Gelhand, N., (1852); Glass, J., (1853); Gale, J., (1854); Jeffords, James, (1855); Wood, George, (1855); Rogers, Charles, (1857-1848);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 24, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 55 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-5-1848
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September 5, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 76 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed to Steamer
Next document: Buffalo 5-3-1850
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May 3, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 24 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-6-1852
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May 6, 1852**: Port: Buffalo Number: 68 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-2-1853
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April 2, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 33 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-20-1853
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September 20, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 122 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-17-1854
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April 17, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 78 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Charter Oak (1847-1848);
b. Propeller, Charter Oak (1848-1855)
Nationality:: American (1847-1855)
Chronology:: 1. 10/10/1850, Cleveland, collision, (Schooner, Poland), repaired;
2. 9/23/1851, near Ashtabula, Lake Erie, sprang a leak in a gale, damaged cargo, $800 loss;
3. 10/27/1855, Girard, Elk Creek, Lake Erie, sank in a gale, (staves), (10 lives lost), $10, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *2 masts in 1848;
**Enrollment gave tonnage as 248 + 94/95 which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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