Etna (Schooner, 1841)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Etna
Year of Build:: 1841
Rebuilt:: 1. 1843;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Silver Creek, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1841)
Builder Name:: Jeremiah Ellsworth
Ownership Notes:: Ellsworth, Jeremiah, (1841-1847); Tefield, B. F., (1848); Johnson, R. B., (1854);
Master(s):: Sanphin, Chauncey, (1841); Ellsworth, Jeremiah, (1842); Gales, C., (1848); Ward,H., (1854);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1841)

Hull Dimensions

1841: Length: 68' 11" Width/Beam: 18' 11" Depth: 6' 4"
1843: Length: 84' 7" Width/Beam: 19' 6" Depth: 6' 4"

Tonnage

1841: Gross: 94 + 71/95
1843: Gross: 63 + 25/95

Enrollments/Registration

July 22, 1841: Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 8-20-1842
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August 20, 1842: Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-28-1843
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June 28, 1843: Port: Buffalo Number: 26 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 4-28-1847
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April 28, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-24-1848
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June 24, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 30 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1850
May 7, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 28 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-30-1851
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September 30, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 78 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-9-1851
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December 9, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 89 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1853
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April 21, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 66 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-27-1854
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May 27, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 122 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-15-1854
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June 15, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 132 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Etna (1841-1856)
Nationality:: American (1841-1856)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1845, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 11/24/1847, Fairport, ashore and released;
3. 4/18/1848, Marblehead, ashore and released;
4. 11/9/1853, Oswego, Lake Ontario, struck the pier, sank, (lumber), raised, $100 loss;
5. 8/00/1855, Lake Erie, jetted deck load, (coal, in a gale, $500 loss;
6. 5/18/1856, 4 miles below Cattaraugus Creek, ashore in a fog, (lumber), released;
7. 10/19/1856, Point Abino, Lake Erie, ashore, $1, 100 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Hull was abandoned in 1856;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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