General Scott (Scow, 1852)

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Identification

Vessel name:: General Scott
Year of Build:: 1852
Rebuilt:: 1. 1878;
Official Number:: 85097

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fairport, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Roswell Hayes
Ownership Notes:: Wilcox, B., (1853-1860); Wilcox, O., (1853-1860; Kelley, C., (1855); Averill, John W., (1860-1861); Sternbrenner, J. M., (1863); Sternbunner, J. M., (1863); Purney, Levi, (1864-1865); Barabell, William, (1866); Charborneau, P., (1866); Garabell, A., (1867); Thinever, P., (1873-1878);
Master(s):: Averill, John W., (1853-1854); Blanchard, Martin, (1863); Purney, Levi, (1864-1865); Barabell, Willilam, (1866); Thineyar, P., (1873-1878);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1852)

Hull Dimensions

1853: Length: 66' Width/Beam: 16' 4" Depth: 2' 10"
1865-78: Length: 65.5' Width/Beam: 16.2' Depth: 2.7'

Tonnage

1852: Gross: 27 + 35/95
1865: Gross: 28.24
1878

Enrollments/Registration

May 31, 1853: Port: Cleveland Number: 51 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-17-1854
June 17, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 10-22-1855
October 22, 1855: Port: Sandusky Number: 27 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-25-1861
October 25, 1861: Port: Cleveland Number: 81 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-28-1863
July 28, 1863: Port: Cleveland Number: 78 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-21-1864
April 21, 1864: Port: Sandusky Number: 17 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 5-23-1865
May 23, 1865: Port: Sandusky Number: 44 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 7-23-1866
July 23, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 220 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-27-1866
October 27, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 315 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-29-1867
October 29, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 189 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-7-1872
May 7, 1872: Port: Detroit Number: 98 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-12-1873
November 12, 1873: Port: Detroit Number: 57 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-30-1876
August 30, 1876: Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-9-1878
October 9, 1878: Port: Detroit Number: 30 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Detroit 12-30-1881; Next document: (Vessel Laid up)

History

Classification:: a. Scow, General Scott (1852-1881)
Nationality:: American (1852-1881)

Notes

General notes:: 1/1/1860, she was laid up at Painesville, Ohio;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's note's;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1870-1883);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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