Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Commodore Decatur
Year of Build:
1816
Rebuilt:
1. 1823, Detroit, Michigan;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Billet Head
Ownership Notes:
Johnson, William C., (1816-1819); Thomas, James, (1816-1817); Rathbone, William F., (1817-1819); Van Allan, Jr.,
James J., (1819);Brooks, Edward, (1819); Edwards, Abraham, (1819-1823); Hunt, Henry J., (1822-1823); Thompson, Sheldon, (1823-1825); Miles, Jr., George, (1823-1825);
Master(s):
Johnson, William C., (1816); Barney, Seth, (1817-1818); Ricketson, Humphrey, (1817-1818); Wilkinson, Samel D. , (1818-1819); Price, John, (1818); Burham, John, (1819-1822); Miles, Jr., George, (1823);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1816)
Hull Dimensions
1816
Length: 56' 6" Width/Beam: 16' 2" Depth: 6' 2"
1823
Length: 57' 3" Width/Beam: 16' 6" Depth: 6' 4"
Tonnage
1816
Gross: 49 + 14/95
1823
Gross: 52 + 7/95
Enrollments/Registration
June 27, 1816
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 7 of 1816
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-7-1817
October 7, 1817
   Port: Detroit Number: 9 of 1817
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-19-1819
June 19, 1819
   Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1819
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-9-1819
August 9, 1819
   Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-28-1819
August 28, 1819
   Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-22-1819
September 22, 1819
   Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-12-1820
April 12, 1820
   Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1820
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-12-1822
July 12, 1822
   Port: Detroit Number: 3 of 1822
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-23-1823
April 23, 1823
   Port: Detroit Number: 3 of 1823
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 5-6-1823
May 6, 1823
   Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1823
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 7-30-1825
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Next document: (Vessel broken up)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Commodore Decatur (1816-1825)
Nationality:
American (1816-1825)
Notes
Sources:
1. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. Certificates of Registry: Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
4. Buffalo Gazette, 3/17/1818;
5. John Poole's Notes;
6. Port Mackinac manifests, (1815-1818);
7. Port Mackinac oversized manifests, (1807-1838);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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