L. B. Fortier (Scow Schooner, 1858)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John Ledger
Ownership Notes:: Luger, J., (1858); Ledger, J., (1860-1863); Williams, C., (1862); Trowbridge, E., (1862); Williams, Richard, (1863); White, C. B.,(1864); McFinze, George, (1864); Trowbridge, A., (1865);
Master(s):: Ledge, John, (1858); Graves, (1859); Newhall, E. R., (1862); Williams, Richard, (1863); McFinze, George, (1864-1865);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 26, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-24-1858
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May 24, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 65 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-14-1862
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February 14, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-16-1862
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July 16, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 121 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-15-1863
April 15, 1863: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 7 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-29-1863
April 29, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 74 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-24-1864
May 24, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 6-28-1864
June 28, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 234 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-26-1865
May 26, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 358 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)

History

Classification:: a. Scow Schooner, L. B. Fortier (1858- )
Nationality:: American (1858- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/19/1858, 5 miles below Fairport, waterlogged, ashore and released, (lumber), $3, 000 loss;
2. 4/23/1859, Barcelona, ashore, (lumber), released, $800 loss;
3. 4/15/1862, Point Pelee Island, struck a rock, sank, (coal), raised;
4. 00/00/1865, Grand Haven, ashore, (5 lives lost);

Notes

General notes:: (1860-Vessel Register)-$4,500 Value-B2 (1863-Vessel Register)-$4,500 Value-B2 (1864-Vessel Register)-$3,000 Value-B2
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Ogdensburgh, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Ogdensburgh, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;

Contact

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