Virginia (Brigantine, 1837)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Douglass, J. M., (1837-1838); Mabic, L. J., (1852); Washburn, G. E., (1853); Pickering, Charles, (1854-1855);
Master(s):: Douglass, J. M., (1837-1838); Butler, J., (1852); Graham, C. A., (1853); Huntstenger, A. (1854); Holland, D.,(1855);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 16, 1837: Port: Presque Isle Number: 10 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Presque Isle 5-11-1838
May 11, 1838: Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 10-14-1840
October 14, 1840: Port: Presque Isle Number: 3 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Erie 10-7-1848
October 7, 1848: Port: Erie Number: 3 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Presque Isle 5-26-1851
May 26, 1851: Port: Presque Isle Number: 3 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-10-1852
May 10, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 70 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-9-1853
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April 9, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 51 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-17-1854
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April 17, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 74 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-17-1855
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March 17, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Virginia (1837-1855)
Nationality:: American (1837-1855)
Chronology:: 1. 11/5/1838, 2 miles west of Madison Dock, Lake Erie, ashore, (merchandise), released, $2, 500 loss;
2. 11/5/1839, Mackinaw, ashore and released;
3. 4/16/1846, on a reef near Buffalo, ashore and released;
4. 11/00/1855, Long Point, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, ashore, (lumber), sank, cargo $5, 300 loss, hull $2, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She ran in "Anti Monopoly Brig Line";
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

Contact

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