Ellington (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Ellington
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1862;
Official Number:: 7235

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Joseph M. Keating
Ownership Notes:: Bradley, Capt. A ., (1847); Warner, John, (1858-1862); Varner, J., (1860-1864); Montgomery, John, (1864-1866); Teffsrowland, (1867-1868); Cadinell, Rock, (1869-1871); Craig, E. W., (1871); Starkey, A., (1872); Carr, H., (1872-1873);
Master(s):: Phillips, Capt., (1853); Warner, John, (1862); Ingraham, D. W., (1864-1865); VanTassel, H., (1864); Coleman, W. J., (1865); Cardwell, R., (1867); McGlashin, H. (1868); Dring, R., (1869); Davis, A. G., (1870); Frederickson, G. R., (1871); Bogert, H. W., (1872); Carr, M., (1872);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 101' 6" Width/Beam: 22' 3" Depth: 9'
1865: Length: 101.8' Width/Beam: 22.6' Depth: 8.4'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 185 + 83/95
1865: Gross: 136.95
1866: Gross: 142.83

Enrollments/Registration

May 25, 1847: Port: Sandusky Number: 18 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 7-20-1858
July 20, 1858: Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-29-1864
July 29, 1864: Port: Buffalo Number: 203 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-30-1864
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July 30, 1864: Port: Buffalo Number: 204 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-1-1865
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August 1, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 8-5-1865
August 5, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 289 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 8-28-1865
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August 28, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 312 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-21-1865
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September 21, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 353 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-23-1866
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April 23, 1866: Port: Buffalo Number: 68 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Head Room Added
Next document: Buffalo 3-27-1867
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March 27, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 22 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Huron 4-14-1868
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April 14, 1868: Port: Huron Number: 16 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-5-1869
April 5, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 127 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1871
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April 12, 1871: Port: Buffalo Number: 135 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-22-1871
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April 22, 1871: Port: Buffalo Number: 153 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-11-1872
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April 11, 1872: Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-15-1872
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July 15, 1872: Port: Buffalo Number: 14 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-30-1874
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Ellington (1847-1874)
Nationality:: American (1847-1874)
Chronology:: 1. 4/27/1852, Oswego, collision, (sank Schooner, Ellen), repaired;
2. 5/18/1853, Sandusky, ashore, (railroad iron), released, $300 loss;
3. 10/00/1858, Buffalo Harbor, collision, (Schooner, Buckingham), repaired, $200 loss;
4. 11/00/1861, Port Burwell, Lake Erie, sprung her main mast and repaired, $150 loss;
5. 5/18/1862, Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron, ashore and released;
6. 8/21/1863, Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron, damaged in a squall and repaired, $800 loss;
7. 8/00/1869, Maumee River, Toledo, collision with a raft, sank and raised, $600 loss;
8. 10/00/1869, damaged her outfit in a gale on Lake Erie and refitted;
9. 8/25/1870, Cleveland, sank and raised, $800 loss;
10. 7/28/1872, Fairport, ashore and released;
11. 10/00/1873, Buffalo, wrecked on the breakwater, hull went to pieces, $28, 000 loss;
12. 7/00/1874, Lake Michigan, collision, (Bark, J. C. King), repaired, $200 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $1,800; 1871, she was valued at $3,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 1/22/1862;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
8. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
9. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
10. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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