Cerro Gordo (Scow Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Painesville (Fairport), Ohio
Vessel Type:: Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Skinner, R. W., (1847-1849); Sloane, R. R., (1852); Allen, E. G., (1853); Bark, Simeon, (1854); Stone, M., (1856); Bates, A., (1857);
Master(s):: Campbell, A. G., (1847); Anderson, A., (1852); Johnson, W., (1853); Davidson, A., (1856); Bates, A., (1857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 1, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 79 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-5-1849
May 5, 1849: Port: Detroit Number: 16 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-6-1852
April 6, 1852: Port: Sandusky Number: 7 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-12-1853
March 12, 1853: Port: Sandusky Number: 1 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-21-1854
April 21, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 34 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-27-1856
June 27, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 82 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-19-1857
March 19, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 17 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Scow Schooner, Cerro Gordo (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1858, Lake Huron, capsized and towed into port for repairs, $200 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;

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