Star (Scow, 1853)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fairport, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Roswell Hayes*
Ownership Notes:: Buttle, S., (1853); Buttle, M. B., (1853); Marshall, S., (1854); Church, James, (1854); Talbert, L, (1861-1864); Campbell, W., (1862); Westoole, W., (1862);
Master(s):: Dayton, E. A., (1853); Kinney, C. L., (1854); Talbert, l., (1861); Campbell, W., (1862); Westoole, W., (1862);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 10, 1853: Port: Cleveland Number: 59 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-11-1854
October 11, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 91 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Buffalo 6-13-1861
June 13, 1861: Port: Buffalo Number: 60 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-1-1862
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August 1, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 116 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-13-1862
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August 13, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 131 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-20-1862
View document online; Next document: (Sold to Foreigners)

History

Classification:: a. Scow, Star (1853- )
Nationality:: American (1853-1862); Canada (1862- )
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1861, Lake Erie, struck by lightning and repaired, $100 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *1864 vessel register has Thomas Cooper as the builder;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;

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