Helen (Schooner, 1834)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Madison, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Figure Head
Builder Name:: William B. Herrick
Ownership Notes:: Shepard, Edward, (1834-1837); Richmond, Allen, (1834-1837); Richmond, Thomas, (1834-1843); Williams, Wilmontt, (1834-1837); Davis, George C., (1837-1838); Chase, Robert B., (1837-1842); Congar, James L., (1841-1842); Foster, Ruben H., (1841-1842); Richmond, Dean, (1841-1842); Kinnie, Henry, (1841-1842); Corning, James A., (1841-1842);
Master(s):: Herrick, William B., (1834); Chase, Robert B., (1837-1842)

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 23, 1834: Port: Cleveland Number: 20 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-12-1837
April 12, 1837: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1838
April 16, 1838: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-27-1840
April 27, 1840: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-25-1841
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May 25, 1841: Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-10-1842
June 10, 1842: Port: Cleveland Number: 29 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-5-1843; Next document: (Vessel broken up & destroyed)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Helen (1834-1843)
Nationality:: American (1834-1843)
Chronology:: 1. 11/11/1835, Buffalo Harbor, collision with steamer, W. F. P. Taylor, and repaired;
2. 9/8/1842, Lake Erie, mainsail split and rigging parted in a gale, repaired;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. Cobourg Star: 11/25/1835;
4. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 11/12/1835, 9/10/1842;
5. Cleveland Daily Herald: 11/17/1835, 5/12/1840;
6. Cleveland Weekly Advertiser: 4/14/1836;
7. Cleveland Daily Herald & Gazette: 5/8/1839;
8. John Poole's notes;

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