Major Kirby (Schooner, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Dexter, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Figure Head
Builder Name:: Ford
Ownership Notes:: Bell, J. A., (1848); Ford, George A., (1853); Lindgreen, J., (1855); Adams, H., (1857); Errickson, A., (1858); Lingren, (1864);
Master(s):: Ackerman,M. C., (1848); Ford, George A. (1853); Errickson, A. (1857-1858);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 17, 1848: Port: Dunkirk Number: 3 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel; Next document: Milwaukee 3-16-1852
March 16, 1852: Port: Milwaukee Number: 2 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-7-1853
April 7, 1853: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 2 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-5-1855
April 5, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 9 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1857
March 30, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-6-1858
April 6, 1858: Port: Chicago Number: 6 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Major Kirby (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 7/8/1853, Detroit River, collision, (sank Sloop, Red Bird), repaired, $50 loss;
2. 11/00/1856, ashore at mouth of Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario and released, $500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is missing from the records;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

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