Buffalo (Brigantine, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Richmond, A., (1856); Davidson, W. C., (1853); Lenthell, J. W., (1858); Richmond, Dean, (1848);
Master(s):: Loutell, J. W., (1856); Davison, William, (1848);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 31, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 46 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-6-1853
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April 6, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 40 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-7-1856
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March 7, 1856: Port: Buffalo Number: 15 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-13-1857
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April 13, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1857
Document Type: Certificate of Record
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-17-1858
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April 17, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 20 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, Buffalo (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/15/1852, near Long Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Hercules), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
2. 11/00/1855, Beaver Island, Lake Michigan, ashore, (coal), released, $500 loss;
3. 10/00/1856, Detroit River, lost anchor and chain, repaired, $250 loss;
4. 5/00/1859, Saginaw River, aground and released, $500 loss;
5. 9/11/1859, Grand Haven, Lake Michigan, ashore, (coal), sunk, became a total loss, hull $4, 600 loss, cargo $1, 100 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes:
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

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