Citizen (Schooner, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Edwards
Ownership Notes:: Mullins, M., (1852); Moulton, J. T., (1854);p Wilson, J., (1857); Mullin, N., (1863-1864); Packard, E. W., (1857); Ross, Norris, (1857);
Master(s):: Sadler, C., (1852); Fulton, Albert, (1853); Moulton, J. T., (1854); Wilson, J., (1857); Packard, E. W., (1857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 21, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 4-28-1852
April 28, 1852: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 7 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-27-1854
March 27, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 21 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-28-1854
March 28, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 22 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-24-1857
August 24, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 97 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Citizen (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/18/1853, Waukegan, ashore, (cedar posts), released, $700 loss;
2. 9/4/1853, collision, (Schooner, Trade Wind), repaired, $300 loss;
3. 5/00/1857, Chicago, sank and raised, $300 loss;
4. 5/6/1864, mouth of Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Prince Alfred), repaired;

Notes

General notes:: 1864, she was valued at $400;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Michilimackinac, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Michilimackinac, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1863, 1864;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 5/00/1857;

Contact

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