Constitution (Schooner, 1825)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Constitution
Year of Build:: 1825
Rebuilt:: 1. 1831, Buffalo, New York;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Augustus Jones
Ownership Notes:: Fox, Simspn, (1826-1832); Corbett, Savon, (1826); Coit, George, (1826-1838); Smith, Walter, (1826-1833); Thompson, Sheldon, (1826-1838); Townsend, Charles, (1826-1838); Merwin, Gidings & Company, (1828); French, George A., (1827-1833); Berrs, Anthony, (1827); Jones, Augustus, (1827-1830); Merrwin, Noble H., (1827-1833); Giddings, Charles M., (1827-1835); Kimberly, John L., (1827-1838); Hall, Goodwin G., (1827-1832); Norton, Ebenezer F., (1833-1845); Baldwin, Norman C., (1833-1836); Standard, Needham M., (1836-1845); Griffith, David, (1836-1845); Pease, Sheldon, (1836); Jones, De Garmon, (1836); Door, I. R., (1836); Pease, John, (1838); Wate, Willaim, (1842-1845); Provost, Samuel A., (1842); McKnight, Frederick A., (1847);
Master(s):: Fox, Simson, (1826-1832); Perkins, Zephimah, (1827-1830); Squires, Abraham, (1835); Teal, John, (1838); Wate, William, (1842-1845); Magill, (1846); Fiske, (1847);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1825)

Hull Dimensions

1825: Length: 70' 6" Width/Beam: 20' 8" Depth: 6' 8"
1831: Length: 71' Width/Beam: 20' 6" Depth: 7' 6"

Tonnage

1825: Gross: 84 + 27/95
1831: Gross: 91 + 77/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 8, 1826: Port: Portland Number: 4 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Portland 5-22-1826
May 22, 1826: Port: Portland Number: 5 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-23-1827
April 23, 1827: Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-3-1827
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September 3, 1827: Port: Buffalo Number: 20 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-4-1830
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September 4, 1830: Port: Buffalo Number: 16 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-1-1832
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April 1, 1832: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 4-20-1833
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April 20, 1833: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-1835
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April 25, 1835: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-28-1836
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April 28, 1836: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-18-1838
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May 18, 1838: Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-29-1842
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September 29, 1842: Port: Buffalo Number: 46 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-4-1843
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May 4, 1843: Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-28-1845
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April 28, 1845: Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-20-1847
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April 20, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 23 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1848
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April 25, 1848: Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Constitution (1825-1848)
Nationality:: American (1825-1848)
Chronology:: 1. 11/22/1832, Malden, ashore and released;
2. 6/12/1838, Lake Erie, accidental drowning of the cook (Bradley Wheeler);
3. 9/23/1848, Buffalo, ashore and released, (wheat), $1, 200 loss;
4. 10/00/1848, Long Point (Lake Michigan), ashore, (salt), $8, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois, Portland (Sandusky), Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois, Portland (Sandusky), Ohio;
3. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 6/23/1826, 5/27/1827, 4/25/1828, 4/30/1829, 1/13/1831;
4. Buffalo Whig: 6/18/1834, 6/25/1834;
5. Cleveland Daily Herald: 12/15/1840;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 6/16/1838, 12/8/1840, 10/29/1842, 6/13/1842;
7. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 6/14/1843;
8. Buffalo Courier: 5/21/1846, 5/25/1846;
9. Erie Observer: 11/19/1845;
10. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 12/1/1845, 12/27/1845, 5/11/1846, 5/18/1846, 6/15/1846, 6/20/1846;
11. Commercial Advertiser and Journal (Buffalo): 12/30/1848;
12. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 9/27/1848, 1/3/1849;
13. John Poole's notes;

Contact

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