Rocky Mountain (Schooner, 1843)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Pt. Peninsulia (Three Mile Bay), N.Y.
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Asa Wilcox
Ownership Notes:: Wilcox, Asa, (1843); Penny, Foster, J., (1843); Foot, J. A., (1846); Linn, R., (1853);
Master(s):: Penny, Foster. J., (1843); Gardner, J. N., (1846); Linn, R., (1853);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 16, 1843: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 9 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-1-1843
June 1, 1843: Port: Cleveland Number: 29 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-25-1846
April 10, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 18
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed owners
View document online
May 25, 1846: Port: Cleveland Number: 25 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 28 May 1847
May 28, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 56 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo, 10 Apr 1848
View document online; Next document: Milwaukee 5-1-1852
May 1, 1852: Port: Milwaukee Number: 8 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-15-1853
June 15, 1853: Port: Chicago Number: 30 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Rocky Mountain (1843- )
Nationality:: American (1843- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/27/1854, Chicago, Lake Michigan struck breakwater, wrecked and became a total loss;

Notes

General notes:: John Poole's notes says she was built at Three Mile Bay in 1842;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

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