Thomas Parsons (Schooner, 1868)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Charlotte, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Hardison
Ownership Notes:: Rogers, Hosea, (1868-1879); Vasburgh, W. H., (1874); Watson, S. L., (1880); Mullins, John, (1887);
Master(s):: Harry, William, (1868-1874); Harvy,W. C., (1869); Ellison, J., (1874); Ratcliff, G., (1877); Harry, William, (1878-1879); Watson, S. L., (1880); Mullins, John, (1887);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 19, 1869: Port: Rochester Number: 414 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-15-1874
September 15, 1874: Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Rochester 10-2-1877
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October 2, 1877: Port: Rochester Number: 2 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-10-1878
October 10, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 14 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Rochester 4-29-1879
April 29, 1879: Port: Rochester Number: 2 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Buffalo 3-8-1880
March 8, 1880: Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-26-1887
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April 26, 1887: Port: Buffalo Number: 58 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-7-1891
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Thomas Parson (1868-1891)
Nationality:: American (1868-1891)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1869, Chicago, lost her jibboom in a collision, (Schooner, W. R. Allen), and repaired;
2. 8/00/1871, Lake Michigan, lost her centerboard, made the straits where she remained 2 days repairing;
2. 8/12/1874, Welland Canal, sank and raised;
3. 4/12/1882, Lake Huron, collision, (sunk Schooner, Clayton Belle) and repaired, (4 lives lost);
4. 9/28/1891, Fairport, Ohio, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and sank, (coal);

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $21,000, in 1873;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Rochester, New York;
2. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1892);
5. John Poole's notes;
6. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Rochester, New York;

Contact

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