Western (Schooner, 1838)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Western
Year of Build:: 1838
Rebuilt:: 1. 1848;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: George S. Weeks
Ownership Notes:: Tracy, J., (1845); Merick, Eldridge G., (1845-1846); Merick, Moses, (1845); Isaacs, B., (1848); Isaacs, R., (1850-1852); Tian, W. J., (1853); Stewart, W., (1854); Golden, M, (1856);
Master(s):: Tracy, James, (1845); Cook, M., (1846); Bawwett, (1846); Barney, (1848-1850); Isaacs, R., (1852); Stebbins, J., (1854); Sharp, J., (1856);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1838)

Hull Dimensions

1838: Length: 80' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 7'

Tonnage

1838: Gross: 100 + 20/95
1848: Gross: 122 + 34/95

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Cape Vincent 4-00-1840
1840 April: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 7 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 4-2-1841
April 20, 1841: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 3 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: French Creek 4-15-1845
April 15, 1845: Port: French Creek Number: 10 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 5-4-1846
May 4, 1846: Port: French Creek Number: 10 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-18-1848
April 18, 1848: Port: Oswego Number: 16 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 4-10-1850
April 10, 1850: Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-22-1852
June 22, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 36 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-6-1853
May 6, 1853: Port: Oswego Number: 20 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-25-1854
July 25, 1854: Port: Oswego Number: 38 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-26-1856
April 26, 1856: Port: Oswego Number: 6 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Western (1838- )
Nationality:: American (1838- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/19/1846, Irondequoit Bay, ashore and released;
2. 11/14/1853, Ontario, dismasted in a gale and repaired, $300 loss;
3. 7/00/1859, Lake Ontario, waterlogged and repaired, (lumber), $200 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; French Creek, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; French Creek, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 651;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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