Scandinavian (Schooner, 1862)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: New Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: A. B. Whre (Uhre)
Ownership Notes:: Nelson, O. (1862); Whre, A. B., (1863-1866); Nelson, (1863-1866); Carlson, R., (1868);
Master(s):: Williamson, Thomas, (1862); Borerson, M. H., (1865); Carlson, R., (1868):

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 13, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 155 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1865
April 4, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 116 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 3-7-1868
March 7, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 209 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Scandinavian (1862- )
Nationality:: American (1862- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1867, Chicago, struck the pier and sank, raised, $3, 000 loss;
2. 10/31/1868, Sand Hills, Port Burwell, Port Rowan, Lake Erie, ashore, (grain & wheat), sank, hull went to pieces, $40, 000
loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1863, she was valued at 10,500; 1866, she was valued at $8,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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