Comet (Schooner, 1816)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Henderson, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Dennison, S., (1817-1818); White, Frederick, (1817-1818); Hopkins, Jessee, (1817);
Master(s):: Steel, Roswell, (1817); Bennet, (1817); Burrell, (1817); Frazer, George, (1817-1818); Rogers, George, (1818); Ives, (1820);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 7, 1817: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 8 of 1817
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-14-1818
April 14, 1818: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 1 of 1818
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-13-1819
April 13, 1819: Port: Sackets Harbor

History

Notes

General notes:: There may be two vessels running out of Kingston, Ontario with the name Comet during 1817-1818; one with the captain being, Benet and the other being, Steel;
In November, 1816, a schooner, Comet was falsely reported ashore near Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario. The owner was A. G. Goss and the master was Warner;
Sources:: 1. Certificates of Registry: Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Master Abstracts: Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. Kingston Gazette: 11/30/1816, 12/7/1816, 5/10/1817, 5/17/1817; 5/31/1817;
4. John Poole's notes;

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