American Eagle (Schooner, 1816)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Anon Harmon
Ownership Notes:: Hubbard, Matthew, (1816); Smith, Thomas, (1816); Fisk, Amos, (1816-1817); Jeding, Clifford, (1816); Gaylord,
William, (1817-1820); Sill, Nathaniel, (1820); Thompson, Sheldon, (1820); Parker, Augustus, (1820); Porter,
Peter B., (1820); Barton, Benjamin, (1820); Torenson, Jacob, (1820); Bronson, Alvin, (1820);
Master(s):: Stow, William, (1816); Brown, Charles, (1816); Gaylord, William, (1816`-1820); Burnham, J., (1817-1818)l Ely, Warren, (1820); Manchester, J., (1820);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 20, 1816: Port: Presque Isle Number: 8 of 1816
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Presque Isle 4-14-1817
April 14, 1817: Port: Presque Isle Number: 3 of 1817
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-21-1818
May 21, 1818: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-26-1819
May 26, 1819: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1820
April 18, 1820: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1820
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-18-1820
May 18, 1820: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-2-1820
August 2, 1820: Port: Buffalo* Number: 4 of 1820
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-30-1820
August 30, 1820: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, American Eagle (1816-1820)
Nationality:: American (1816-1820)
Chronology:: 1. 11/11/1820, Cleveland, ashore and released, (merchandise, salt);
2. 11/12/1820, Fairport, capsized and hull washed ashore, (in ballast), 5 lives lost;
3. 11/27/1820, hull washed ashore at Fairport, Ohio;

Notes

General notes:: * Registry gives an error in tonnage of 68 + 67/95;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle (Erie);
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle (Erie);
3. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle (Erie);
3. Buffalo Gazette: 3/17/1818;
4. Cleveland Herald: 4/25/1820, 11/28/1820;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 599;
6. Detroit Free Press: 4/14/1843;
7. John Poole's notes;

Contact

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