Beaver (Schooner, 1820)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Beaver
Year of Build:: 1820
Rebuilt:: 1. 1827, Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Billet Head
Ownership Notes:: Wright, John F., (1820-1830); Coit, George, (1823-1829); Townsend, Charles, (1823-1829); Fox, Simeon, (1823); Smith, Walter, (1823-1831); Cass, Jonathan, (1828-1829); Malory (Mallary), Elias, (1828-1830); Thompson, Sheldon, (1829); Kimberly, John L., (1829); Root, Aaron, (1829-1830); Kellogg, Josiah, (1829-1830); McClurg, James, (1828-1830); Tinker, Joshua, (1828-1830); Timker, Eliphalet L., (1828-1831); Downes, William, (1830); Ludlow, Daniel, (1831); Knapp, Gilbert, (1831);
Master(s):: Wright, John F., (1820-1825); Cass, Jonathan, (1825)(1828); Burnett, Charles, (1826); Root, A., (1826-1827); Gilmore, Truman, (1828); Armstrong, (1829); Downes, Willliam, (1830); Ludlow, Daniel, (1831);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1820)

Hull Dimensions

1820*: Length: 54' 3" Width/Beam: 17' 5" Depth: 4' 7"
1827: Length: 56' Width/Beam: 17' 6" Depth: 5' 3"

Tonnage

1820: Gross: 36 + 89/95
1827: Gross: 44

Enrollments/Registration

May 10, 1820: Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1820
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Presque Isle 10-3-1822
October 3, 1822: Port: Presque Isle Number: 3 of 1822
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 4-26-1824
April 26, 1824: Port: Presque Isle* Number: 2 of 1824
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 5-5-1825
May 5, 1825: Port: Preesque Isle Number: 3 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-20-1825
May 20, 1825: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1825
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Presque Isle 6-15-1825
June 15, 1825: Port: Presque Isle Number: 4 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Presque Isle 4-18-1826
April 18, 1826: Port: Presque Isle Number: 1 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 6-2-1827
June 2, 1827: Port: Presque Isle Number: 1 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 7-4-1828
July 4, 1828: Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1828
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-26-1829
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May 26, 1829: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-14-1830
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June 14, 1830: Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 8-23-30
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August 23, 1830: Port: Presque Isle Number: 1 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-20-1831
July 20, 1831: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Beaver (1820- )
Nationality:: American (1820- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/25/1820, Black Rock, ashore and released;

Notes

General notes:: *Another temporary enrollment was discovered after this was typed: Temporary #3, 5/31/1823, Buffalo Creek, New York;
She was 55'3" x 17' x 4'7" in 1825;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania;
3. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Republican Press: 5/15/1821;
6. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 12/12/1820, 10/13/1826, 6/29,1827, 6/18/1829, 1/13/1831;
7. Black Rock Beacon: 4/3/1823, 5/22/1823;
8. Port Mackinac oversized manifests: 1807-1838;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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