Henry H. Sizer (Schooner, 1845)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Henry H. Sizer
Year of Build:: 1845

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: (Pillar Point) Sacketts Harbor, N. Y.
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Willson, John, (1845); Myers, Jacob, (1848); Buckley, William, (1848); Spencer, H. A., (1851); Fox, Watson, (1851); Bruce, Elizah, (1851); Merich, M., (1852); Colbure, H., (1853);
Master(s):: Willson, John, (1845); Travers, Jacob, (1848); Keasgye, John, (1851); Vickery, G. W., (1852-1853); Adamson, (1853);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1845)

Hull Dimensions

1845: Length: 114' Width/Beam: 24' 3" Depth: 9' 6"

Tonnage

1845: Gross: 241 + 6/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 22, 1845: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 1 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Dunnville
August 5, 1845: Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-21-1846
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March 21, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-11-1847
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May 11, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1848
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April 7, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-13-1851
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February 13, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-24-1851
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September 24, 1851: Port: Oswego Number: 42 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-1-1852
June 1, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 33 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-24-1853
March 24, 1853: Port: Oswego Number: 4 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-13-1855; Next document: (Vessel worn out- Used up)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Henry H. Sizer (1845-1855)
Nationality:: American (1845-1855)
Chronology:: 1. 11/23/1845, Buffalo, collision, (sank a canal boat), and repaired, $1, 600 Loss;
2. 5/27/1846, east of Southport, Lake Michigan, capsized and towed into port;
3. 11/21/1846, Erie, ashore, (salt), released;
4. 12/11/1851, Dunkirk Harbor, sank, (railroad iron), raised;
5. 4/8/1853, near Toronto, ashore, (salt), released;

Notes

General notes:: *Sackets Harbor, New York;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Oswego, New York; Sackets, Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Oswego, New York; Sackets, Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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