General Huntington (Sloop, 1818)

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Identification

Vessel name:: General Huntington
Year of Build:: 1818
Rebuilt:: 1. 1822, Buffalo, New York;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River (Lorain), Ohio
Vessel Type:: Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: James Day & Fairbanks Church
Ownership Notes:: Day, James, (1819-1823); Naper, Joseph, (1823); Cooke, Samuel, (1824); Hager, (1824); Hayes, Ebenezer, (1825);
Master(s):: Day, James, (1819-1822); Naper, Joseph, (1823); Miles, George, (1822); Cooke, Samuel, (1823-1824); Cobb, Isaac, (1825); Hayes, Ebenezer, (1824-1825);

Power

Number of Masts:: 1 (1820)

Hull Dimensions

1818: Length: 51' 6" Width/Beam: 17' 5" Depth: 6' 6 1/2"
1822: Length: 51' 6" Width/Beam: 17' 5" Depth: 6' 6 1/2"

Tonnage

1818: Gross: 49 + 59/95
1822: Gross: 49 + 22/95

Enrollments/Registration

August 25, 1818: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1818
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-16-1818
October 16, 1818: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1818
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-15-1819
April 15, 1819: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-7-1820
September 7, 1820: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1820
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-15-1820
October 15, 1820: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1820
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 10-11-1821
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October 11, 1821: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 11-5-1821
November 5, 1821: Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1821
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 5-9-1822
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May 9, 1822: Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1822
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered
Next document: Detroit 5-26-1823
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May 26, 1823: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1823
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 7-12-1823
July 12, 1823: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1823
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TR Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 6-12-1824
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June 12, 1824: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1824
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-18-1824
June 18, 1824: Port: Detroit Number: 6 of 1824
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 6-22-1824
June 22, 1824: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1824
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TR Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 6-9-1825
June 9, 1825: Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1825
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 6-27-1825
June 27, 1825: Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TR Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 7-25-1825
July 25, 1825: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1825
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 9-2-1825
September 2, 1825: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TR Surrendered

History

Classification:: a. Sloop, General Huntington (1818-1822);
b. Schooner, General Huntington (1822- )
Nationality:: American (1818- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/6/1819, Lake Erie, damaged by a strong gale and repaired;
2. 11/5/1820, Black Rock, lost a person overboard;
3. 12/10/1821, near Buffalo, Lake Erie, hull damaged in a storm and repaired;
4. 10/(15-18)/1825, 10 miles above Erie, ashore, (ashes);*

Notes

General notes:: *She parted her cables at Cleveland, Ohio on 10/15/1825 and was found ashore at Erie, Pennsylvania;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 11/23/1819;
6. Black Rock Gazette: 10/25/1825;
7. Detroit Gazette: 11/8/1825;
8. Cleveland Herald: 10/28/1825;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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