Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Levantia (Schooner, 1815)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Levantia
Year of Build:
1815
Rebuilt:
1. 1819,;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Genesee, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
Culver, Oliver, (1818-1819); Davis, William, (1818-1819); Elliot, Augustus T., (1818-1819); Shaw, James, (1819-1820);
Master(s):
Davis, William, (1817); Briggs, John, (1818); Shaw, James, (1819);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1815)
Hull Dimensions
1815
Length: 53' 9" Width/Beam: 12' 11" Depth: 4' 1"
Tonnage
1815
Gross: 25 + 51/95
1819
Gross: 24 + 35/95
Enrollments/Registration
November 25, 1818
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 12 of 1818
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 12-2-1818
December 2, 1818
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 31 of 1818
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Genesee 12-16-1818
December 16, 1818
   Port: Genesee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 9-17-1819
September 17, 1819
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 7 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Levantia (1815-1820)*
Nationality:
American (1815-1820)
Chronology:

1. 11/11/1820, Little Sodus bay, ashore, (salt);

Notes
General notes:
* Newspapers spelled the vessels name "Levantine" or "Levania";
Sources:
1. Enrollments: Genesee, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Master Abstracts: Genesee, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. Certificates of Registry: Sackets Harbor;
4. Kingston Gazette: 5/10/1817, 9/30/1817, 5/12/1818;
5. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 12/12/1820;
6. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 598;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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