H. N. Gates (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Ira Laffrienier
Ownership Notes:: Gates, H. N., (1847-1851); Simms, T., (1854-1862); Grey, W., (1856); Reddick, Alex, (1863-1864); Dall, D., (1864);
Master(s):: McQueen, J. H., (1847); Pero, F., (1849); Vantga__, N., (1851); Van Tassel, (1851); Jackson, M., (1854) Grey, W. L., (1856); Flack, J., (1862); Collins, W., (1864);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 22, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 25 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 9-11-1849
September 11, 1849: Port: Cleveland Number: 51 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-8-1851
May 8, 1851: Port: Cleveland Number: 20 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-26-1854
May 26, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 64 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-12-1856
April 12, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-27-1862
March 27, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 31 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-14-1863
April 14, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 67 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-7-1864
May 7, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 151 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, H. N. Gates (1847-1864)
Nationality:: American (1847-1864)
Chronology:: 1. 4/12/1848, Long Point, lost foremast and repaired;
2. 8/5/1850, Otter Creek, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (salt), repaired;
3. 8/4/1851, Buffalo, collision, (Brig, Tuscarora), repaired;
4. 7/31/1854, Pere Marquette, ashore, (lumber), released, $5, 000 loss;
5. 9/00/1854, Chicago, sank and raised;
6. 11/2/1854, Muskegon River, ashore and released;
7. 8/21/1857, Two Rivers, ashore and released, $500 loss;
8. 11/00/1859, Chicago, struck on the bar and capsized, lost deck load of lumber, repaired, $900 loss;
9. 11/00/1864, Pentwater, Lake Michigan, ashore, $380 loss;

Notes

General notes:: (1860-Vessel Register)-$2,500 Value-C1
(1863-Vessel Register)-$2,500 Value-C1
(1864-Vessel Register)-$2,000 Value-C1
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864;
4. John Poole's notes;

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