Watchman (Scow, 1854)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Evans, New York
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John G. Dingman
Ownership Notes:: Denfman, C. H., (1854); Harrision, H., (1854); Brevort, (1863-1866);
Master(s):: Harrison, H., (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 20, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 134 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-21-1854
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October 21, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 194 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Scow, Watchman (1854- )
Nationality:: American (1854- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1858, off Port Burwell, sprang a leak, waterlogged, drifted to shore and repaired;
2. 5/14/1858, East Point, Dunkirk, sprang a leak, waterlogged, capsized, (wood), ashore and released, $600 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $500; 1864, she was valued at $500;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Canadian Coast of Lake Erie and Huron, 1858-1868;

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