Wolf (Schooner, 1817)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Danbury, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Ramsdel, Horace, (1818); Ransdel*, John, (1818); Guest, Henry T., (1819); Ransom, Judah W., (1822); Miles, Jr., George, (1822); Sage, (1823);
Master(s):: Ramsdel, Horace, (1817-1818); Bishop, George, (1818); Guest, Henry T., (1819-1820); Mosely, E., (1820); Miles, Jr., George, (1822-1823); Nobles, Orin, (1822-1823); Ransom, Judah W., (1823);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 29, 1817: Port: Sandusky Number: 17 of 1817
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Danbury 8-15-1818
August 15, 1818: Port: Danbury Number: 5 of 1818
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1819
May 1, 1819: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-14-1822
August 14, 1822: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1822
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Detroit 8-22-1823
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August 22, 1823: Port: Detroit Number: 6 of 1823
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Wolf (1817- )
Nationality:: American (1817- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/10/1820, Buffalo, ashore and released;
2. 10/31/1821, man washed overboard in a gale;
3. 00/00/1823, Mackinac Harbor, wrecked, Hull $1, 500, Cargo $1, 800 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Name appears in the newspapers as "Ransdell".
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Danbury, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Danbury, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York; Danbury, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
4. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 10/24/1820, 10/31/1820, 8/22/1823;
5. Buffalo Gazette: 6/24/1817, 3/17/1818;
6. Detroit Free Press: 4/14/1843;
7. Cleveland Herald: 10/31/1820;
8. John Poole's notes;
9. House Report No. 741; p. 155;

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