Dan Williams (Scow, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Cook & George S. Weeks
Ownership Notes:: Tait, John, (1863-1864); Gormley, John, (1863); Gormley, James, (1863-1873); Bell, Charles, (1875);
Master(s):: Gormley, J., (1863);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Picton 9-19-1863
September 19, 1863: Port: Picton Number: 11 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Scow, Dan Williams (1849-1863);
b. Scow, Alexander (1863-1864);
c. Schooner, Mary Gormley (1864- )
Nationality:: American (1849-1863); Canadian (1863- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1862, South Bay, Lake Ontario, capsized, (hop poles), 1 life lost), towed into port and repaired;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $2,000 in 1864;
1864, she was valued at $2,200;
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Picton, Ontario;
2. Vessel Register: 1864;
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;

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