Empire (Brigantine, 1844)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Euclid, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: William Treat
Ownership Notes:: McKinne, Henry, (1844); Imson, Jacob, (1844); Brown, William, (1848);
Master(s):: Imson, Jacob, (1844); Alexander, (1848);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 9, 1844: Port: Buffalo Number: 29 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 7-7-1846
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July 7, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-21-1847
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September 21, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 106 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-20-1848
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June 20, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Empire (1844-1848)
Nationality:: American (1844-1848)
Chronology:: 1. 11/23/1845, Fighting Island, aground and released, (wheat & flour);
2. 4/18/1848, Sandusky, ashore and released;
3. 11/1/1848, 45 miles from the mouth of St. Clair River, Lake Huron, collision, (Propeller, Princeton), sank, (merchandise);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. House Report No. 741; p. 160;

Contact

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