Oneida (Schooner, 1843)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: John Oades
Ownership Notes:: Merrick, E. G., (1847-1849); Barney, A. H., (1849-1851); Bates, L. G., (1852); Butts, C. C., (1852); Butts, L. C., (1852); Sanford, P. P., (1853); Skinner, R. W., (1853); Allen, W. W., (1853);
Master(s):: Estes, J. B., (1845-1849); Read, C. C., (1849-1851); Allen, W. W., (1853);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

1843: Port: French Creek*
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: French Creek 4-7-1847
April 7, 1847: Port: French Creek Number: 6 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-28-1849
July 28, 1849: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-1-1851
September 1, 1851: Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-9-1852
April 9, 1852: Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-9-1853
May 9, 1853: Port: Cleveland Number: 26 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Oneida (1843- )
Nationality:: American (1843- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/19/1846, Ashtabula, ashore and released;
2. 11/00/1847, 10 miles above Milwaukee, ashore, (merchandise), released;
3. 00/00/1848, Chicago, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
3. 9/23/1851, Lake Ontario, dismasted and towed into Genesee River;
4. 10/28/1851, Lorain, collision, (Steamer, Ohio), (lumber), sank and raised, $700 loss;
5. 10/3/1853, Point Abino, collision, ('Steamer, Buckeye State), (wheat), sank, $7, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment missing from the records;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; French Creek, New York;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; French Creek, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

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