Guerriere (Schooner, 1825)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Bass Island, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Wilkinson, David, (1826-1833); Hollister, John, (1830-1833); Hollister, William, (1830-1833); Root, Henry, (1830-1832); Barker, Jacob A., (1833); Holt, Horatio R., (1833);
Master(s):: Wilkinson, David, (1826-1827); Wadsworth, Samual, (1829); Tomlinson, John, (1830); Pember, Royal, (1830-1833); Blair, James, (1833);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Toledo 4-14-1830
April 14, 1830: Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Portland 11-13-1830
November 13, 1830: Port: Portland
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-23-1831
April 23, 1831: Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-10-1832
April 10, 1832: Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-6-1833
April 6, 1833: Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: (Vessel Condemmed)***

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Guerriere (1825- )*
Nationality:: American (1825-1835)
Chronology:: 1. 5/4/1826, West Sister Island, rescued 3 people from the schooner, Morning Star, disaster**;
2. 11/23/1829, Point Abino, Lake Erie, lost spars and further damaged in a storm, repaired;
3. 5/29/1832, Detroit River, near Middle Sister Island, capsized and towed into port, 5 lives lost;

Notes

General notes:: * The spelling of the vessels name is taken from the 11/13/1830 enrollment. This vessels name was spelled incorrectly on official documents and in the newspaper. The vessel was referred to as: Gueriere, Guerriere, Guerrere, Geurnere, Guerrier, Gurrier, and Guerrie; The 4/14/1830 enrollment gives the name of the vessel as Gucriere or Gucricre.
** The schooner, Morning Star, struck the West Sister Island reef. Passengers got off and onto the Island. Shortly
after the vessel floated off the reef and was later found keel up.
*** 1/1/1834- Sold at Auction in Sandusky, Ohio but was later broken up;
This vessel was first registered at Maumee City Customs in1825;
Sources:: 1. Enrollments: Portland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Master Abstracts: Portland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. Certificates of Registry: Portland, Ohio;
4. John Poole's Notes;
5. Detroit Courier, 5/31/1832;
6. Detroit Gazette, 8/22/1826;
7. Clarion (Sandusky), 9/26/1827;
8. Black Rock Gazette, 5/18/1826;
9. Cleveland Herald: 4/21/1826, 5/12/1826;
10. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 5/27/1827, 4/23/1829, 12/3/1829, 1/13/1831, 6/5/1832;
11. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 614;

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