Roanoke (Schooner, 1843)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: William Treat
Ownership Notes:: Winslow, N. C., (1843); Winslow, Richard G., (1843); Dalton, T., (1851); Harding A. G., (1861-1864); Gillen, H., (1863); Tinker, James, (1865); Fellows, Harrison, (1866);
Master(s):: Seyhmour, U. W., (1843); Dalton, T., (1851); Gallien, J. L., (1861); Owens, Hugh, (1863); Harding, A. G., (1864); Gllison John L., (1865); Fellows, Harrison, (1866);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 8, 1843: Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 6-14-1848
June 14, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 30 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-16-1851
May 16, 1851: Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-28-1861
May 28, 1861: Port: Milwaukee Number: 51 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-24-1863
March 24, 1863: Port: Milwaukee Number: 52 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-14-1864
May 14, 1864: Port: Milwaukee Number: 90 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-16-1865
May 16, 1865: Port: Milwaukee Number: 82 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 3-15-1866
March 15, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 137 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Roanoke (1843- )
Nationality:: American (1843- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/10/1854, near Muskegon, Lake Michigan, ashore between Point Betsy and Grand River, (4 lives lost), and released;
2. 10/00/1856, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and put into Milwaukee for repairs, $1, 500 loss; ;
2. 5/00/1863, Chicago, struck a bridge and repaired, $2, 000 loss;
3. 10/00/1866, Pentwater, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $8, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment says "District of Cuyahoga";
U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was built at Euclid, Ohio in 1843;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1880);

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