Comet (Schooner, 1826)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Comet
Year of Build:: 1826
Rebuilt:: 1. 1833, Buffalo, New York;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Brooklyn, Ohio*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head**
Builder Name:: John Blair
Ownership Notes:: Catham, D., (1826); Wilkenson, Charles, (1826); Weddell, Peter M., (1826-1828); Barton, James L., (1829-1832); Wilkenson, Samuel, (1829-1833); Smith, Isaac S., (1829-1830); Worley, Daniel, (1829); Blair,John, (1829-1830); Johnson, Levi, (1830-1834); Wilkeson, John, (1834); Wilkeson, Eli R., (1833-1834); Wilkeson, William, (1833-1834);
Master(s):: Wilkinson, Charles M., (1826-1830); Webb, Joseph, (1826); Worley, D., (1828); Ludlow, John G., (1832-1834); Walker, Stephen K., (1834); Smith, (1835);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1826)

Hull Dimensions

1826: Length: 60' Width/Beam: 16' 2" Depth: 5' 4"
1833: Length: 61' Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 6' 5"

Tonnage

1826: Gross: 47 + 16/95
1833: Gross: 59 + 18/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 6, 1826: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 9-16-1826
September 16, 1826: Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-7-1826
October 7, 1826: Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-22-1827
August 22, 1827: Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-8-1828
April 8, 1828: Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1828
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-6-1829
May 6, 1829: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-26-1829
October 26, 1829: Port: Cleveland*** Number: 16 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-8-1830
November 8, 1830: Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-5-1832
April 5, 1832: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1833
May 1, 1833: Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Buffalo 6-21-1834
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June 21, 1834: Port: Buffalo Number: 20 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Comet (1826-1835)
Nationality:: American (1826-1835)
Chronology:: 1. 11/11/1835, Washington Reef, 2 miles above Dunkirk and 1/2 mile from shore, sank in a gale, (iron, ashes), 7 lives lost;
One of the persons drowned was John Herring, from Buffalo, New York;

Notes

General notes:: *Brooklyn is part of Cleveland, Ohio;
**She was rebuilt in 1833 with a billet head;
***Vessel width is given as 16'10" which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 5/19/1826, 4/27/1827, 6/8/1827, 5/21/1829, 1/13/1831, 3/31/1831;
4. Cleveland Daily Herald: 11/21/1835;
5. Sandusky Clarion: 10/13/1827;
6. Buffalo Whig & Journal: 11/18/1835, 12/9/1835;
7. Buffalo Whig: 6/18/1834, 6/25/1834;
8. John Poole's notes;
9. Daily Star (Buffalo): 11/26/1835;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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