Alpha (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Dunbar, M. W., (1847); Nickerson, J. G., (1852); Donley, S., (1852); Russell, George, (1854); Gwinn, John, (1864);
Master(s):: Dunbar, M. W., (1847); Scott, W., (1852); Russell, George, (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 5, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 84 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-14-1852
June 14, 1852: Port: Cleveland Number: 41 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-18-1852
August 18, 1852: Port: Cleveland Number: 54 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-3-1854
May 3, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 44 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-27-1854
July 27, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 72 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-7-1855
July 7, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 49 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-30-1856
July 30, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 90 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Alpha (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/4/1854, Detour, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 9/00/1856, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and repaired, $100 loss;
3. 3/23/1860, St. Joseph, ashore and released;
4. 11/00/1863, Lake Michigan, capsized, $850 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:

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