Eureka (Schooner, 1858)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wilson, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Savillon L., Little
Ownership Notes:: Little, S. L., (1858); Wilson, R., (1859); Littles, L. L., (1860); Steel, D., (1860-1863); King, (1863); Steel, (1863); Sylvester, (1864-1869); Giles, (1864-1869); Harrington, J., (1871); McGoat, S., (1872); Williams, (1876-1878);
Master(s):: Little, Albert, (1858); Wilson, R., (1859); Heath, G., (1863); Harrington, J., (1871); McGoat, S., (1872);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 11, 1858: Port: Lewiston Number: 3 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Lewiston 6-4-1859
June 4, 1859: Port: Lewiston Number: 6 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 8-27-1860
August 27, 1860: Port: Toledo Number: 2 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 9-3-1863
September 3, 1863: Port: Toledo Number: 10 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
June 25, 1868: Number: 91 of 1868
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 8-30-1871
August 30, 1871: Port: Toledo Number: 15 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 8-3-1872
August 3, 1872: Port: Toledo Number: 10 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-14-1875
April 14, 1875: Port: Toledo

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Eureka (1858-1883)
Nationality:: American (1858-1864), (1868-1883); Canada (1864-1868), (1875-1883);
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1866, Lake Ontario, lost her deck load of lumber;
2. 7/18/1873, Port Colborne, ashore, (coal), released;
3. 11/27/1883, mid-lake, Lake Ontario, sank, (coal), $2, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: (1860-Vessel Register)-$7,400 Value-A2
(1861-1863-Vessel Register)-$7,000 Value-A2-Toledo
(1864-Vessel Register)-$5,500 Value-A2-Montreal (1866-Vessel Register)-$5,500 Value-B1-Monteal (1873-Vessel Register)- Just Listed- 152 Tons (1876-Vessel Register)-$6,000 Value-B1-Montreal (1878-Vessel Register)-$3,000 Value-B1-Montreal (1879-Vessel Register)-$3,000 Value-B1-Montreal (1869-Vessel Register)-$5,000 Value-B1-Montreal
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Lewiston, New York; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Lewiston, New York; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1869, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:

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