Linden (Scow, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Burton Parsons
Ownership Notes:: Thompson, (1855); Moench, P., (1855-1856); Williams, C., (1856-1864); Harrison, John, (1858); Campbell, W., (1862);
Master(s):: Young, (1851); Fesher, C., (1855-1856); Lee, E., (1855); Harrison, John, (1858); Williams, C., (1856-1857); Campbell, W., (1862);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 13, 1848: Port: Sandusky Number: 8 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 4-9-1850
April 9, 1850: Port: Sandusky Number: 10 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-17-1855
April 17, 1855: Port: Sandusky Number: 7 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 7-9-1855
July 9, 1855: Port: Sandusky Number: 20 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-2-1856
March 21, 1856: Port: Sandusky Number: 1 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-25-1856
March 25, 1856: Port: Buffalo Number: 33 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Dunkirk 10-18-1858
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October 18, 1858: Port: Dunkirk Number: 3 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-28-1862
August 28, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 141 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 10-13-1863
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October 13, 1863: Port: Presque Isle Number: 15 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Scow, Linden (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1849, lost a man overboard in a gale;
2. 8/17/1857, Mohawk Reef, Lake Erie, ashore in a fog, (lumber), released, $700 loss;
3. 11/20/1858, Buffalo, struck breakwater, sank and raised, $200 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $600; 1864, she was valued at $700;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Dunkirk, New York; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Dunkirk, New York; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849, 1/15/1859;
6. Chicago Daily Press: 8/00/1857;

Contact

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