Sandusky (Brigantine, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1848)
Builder Name:: Daniel Dibble
Ownership Notes:: Brown, William O., (1851); Clark, F. C.,(1852); Doughall, R. A., (1853); Ellsworth, L. S., (1853); Smith, T. H., (1855); Cady, D., (1856);
Master(s):: Anderson, Robert, (1851); Doughall, R. A., (1853); Smith, T. H., (1855-1856);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Sandusky 6-22-1848
June 22, 1848: Port: Sandusky Number: 12 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-8-1851
August 8, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 63 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Buffalo 10-15-1851
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October 15, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 81 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-17-1852
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March 17, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-9-1853
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December 9, 1853: Port: Chicago Number: 61 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-25-1855
February 25, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-11-1856
September 11, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 102 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Sandusky (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/21/1848, Long Point Cut, Lake Erie, ashore, sank, (coal), raised;
2. 6/16/1851, Port Maitland, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (salt), repaired, 250 barrels of salt lost, $400 loss;
3. 9/3/1851, reef at the head of Lake Erie, ashore, jetted cargo, (corn), released, $2, 500 loss;
4. 6/00/1855, Beaver Island, ashore, jetted cargo, (corn), released, $2, 500 loss;
5. 9/(18-20)/1856, Straits, sank in a gale, (7 lives lost), (grain), cargo $14, 000 loss, hull $4, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

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