Roscoe (Schooner, 1842)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cape Vincent, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Wright, Luther, (1843); Littlejohn, W. B., (1846); Fitzhugh, (1846); McBride, M., (1847); Butts, L. C., (1852); King, H. A., (1853); Mott, W., (1854); Robinson, W., (1856); Bemis, E. ST.John, (1857);
Master(s):: Chalmers, George, (1843); Mitchell, J., (1846); McBride, M., (1847-1850); Moore, S., (1852); Llod, J., (1853); Mott, W., (1854-1857); Robinson, (1856);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 20, 1842: Port: Oswego Number: 13 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-29-1843
April 29, 1843: Port: Oswego Number: 11 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-1-1846
June 1, 1846: Port: Oswego Number: 33 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1847
April 28, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 31 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-13-1852
May 13, 1852: Port: Cleveland Number: 27 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-9-1853
April 9, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 52 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1854
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May 2, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-14-1856
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October 14, 1856: Port: Buffalo Number: 200 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-13-1857
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April 13, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 35 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Roscoe (1842- )
Nationality:: American (1842- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/28/1846, Buffalo, ashore on the west side of the west pier, (salt), released;
2. 10/2/1850, Fairport, ashore, (railroad iron), released;
3. 7/25/1851, Buffalo, sprang a leak and repaired;
4. 10/18/1854, near Buffalo, ashore and released, $100 loss;
5. 10/00/1858, off Port Colborne, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Illinois), lost bowsprit and stove bows, repaired, $400 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;

Contact

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