B. S. Shepard (Bark, 1854)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Bark
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: Peck & Masters
Ownership Notes:: Shepahard, B. S., (1853-1860); Eagan, W. M., (1856-1863); Shepahard, J. S., (1861); Sheldon, A. B., (1863);
Master(s):: Egan, W. M., (1855-1856); Atkins, A. R., (1861); Hackett, S., (1863);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 4, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 78 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-25-1855
May 25, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-4-1856
June 4, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 69 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-17-1861
October 17, 1861: Port: Chicago Number: 94 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-2-1863
April 2, 1863: Port: Buffalo Number: 30 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Bark, B. S. Shepard (1854- )
Nationality:: American (1854- )
Chronology:: 1. 12/5/1854, Bar Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 7/00/1855, River St. Clair, collision, (Tug, J. D., Morton), repaired, $250 loss;
3. 9/00/1855, River St. Clair, collision, (Schooner, Susquehanna), repaired, $500 loss;
4. 11/00/1855, lake Michigan, lost a man overboard;
5. 11/00/1855, Straits of Mackinac, collision, (unknown Propeller), repaired, $200 loss;
6. 5/00/1857, Buffalo, ice forced her on a rock, repaired, $200 loss;
7. 4/00/1858, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale, lost bowsprit and head gear, refitted, $150 loss;
8. 9/00/1859, damaged cargo of wheat in a gale, $100 loss;
9. 11/00/1859, off Point Sauble, Lake Michigan, lost a man overboard;
10. 11/00/1860, St. Clair Flats, collision, (Scow, Michigan Flower), repaired, $200 loss;
11. 6/5/1863, Peach Island, ashore and released;
12. 10/19/1863, Point au Pelee, ashore, (oats), hull went to pieces;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $11,200; 1863, she was valued at $14,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 5/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856, 3/11/1861;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 3/11/1861

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