Sciota (Schooner, 1841)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Erastus Tisdale
Ownership Notes:: Gillett, Nathan, (1841-1842); Hickox, Charles, (1841-1842); Horgah, Eli, (1841);
Master(s):: Benjamin, J. C., (1841);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 10, 1841: Port: Cleveland Number: 40 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-24-1842
March 24, 1842: Port: Cleveland Number: 2 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-15-1844
March 15, 1844: Port: Cleveland*
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Sciota (1841- )
Nationality:: American (1841- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/18/1848, between Silver Creek and Cattaraugus Creek, Lake Erie, capsized, (in ballast), towed into port;
2. 11/20/1851, Ashtabula, Lake Erie, collision, (Brig, Quebec), sunk, (wheat), $6, 000 loss;

Notes

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

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