New Buffalo (Sloop, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: New Buffalo
Vessel Type:: Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Lucas Johason
Ownership Notes:: Bunnett, Alonzo, (1846); Bunnett, Valentine, (1846--1847); Mcgraw, Edward, (1847); Anams, Loomis, (1848); Leeson, William, (1849);
Master(s):: Seamens, Stephen, (1846); McGraw, Edward, (1847); Anams, Loomis, (1848); Leeson, William, (1849);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 19, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 33 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 8-7-1847
August 7, 1847: Port: Chicago Number: 41 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-29-1848
June 29, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 36 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-26-1849
July 26, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-26-1850
March 26, 1850*: Port: Chicago Number: 13 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt

History

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is missing from the records;
1846 enrollment gives name of vessel as "Buffalo", while the 1847 enrollment gives name as "New Buffalo";
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

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