Fair Play (Schooner, 1817)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Fair Play
Year of Build:: 1817
Rebuilt:: 1. 1825, Portland (Sandusky), Ohio;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: Borough,;
Ownership Notes:: Johnson, Willaim, C., (1818); Johnson, David, (1823); Whitaker, Harry, (1823-1826); Hogg, William, (1825); Hogg, Thaeyer, (1825); Hogg, George, (1825); Bowman, Simon, (1825); Wilcoxon, Henry H., (1825); Pratt, Hiram, (1825-1828); Whitaker, Seymour, (1826-1827); Naper, Joseph, (1828); Sweet, Alverson, (1828); Fitch, Harvey, (1829); Cable, Alva, (1828-1829);
Master(s):: Johnson, William, C., (1818-1820); Johnson, David, (1818-1823); Whitaker, Harry, (1823-1826); Whitaker, Wissel, (1825); Whitaker, Seymour, (1826-1827); Moon, David, (1827); Smith, Austin, (1828); Fitch, Harvey, (1829);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1817)

Hull Dimensions

1818: Length: 46' 4" Width/Beam: 14' 4" Depth: 5' 6"
1825: Length: 469' Width/Beam: 14' 8" Depth: 5' 6"

Tonnage

1818: Gross: 31 + 31/95
1825: Gross: 32 + 29/95

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Presque Isle 5-8-1818
May 8, 1818: Port: Presque Isle Number: 1 of 1818
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 7-6-1818
July 6, 1818: Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1818
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-26-1819
May 26, 1819: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 8-10-1819
August 10, 1819: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1819
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1820
March 28, 1820: Port: Detroit* Number: 1 of 1820
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-21-1823
June 21, 1823: Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1823
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TR Surrendered
Next document: Portland 7-9-1823
July 9, 1823: Port: Portland Number: 1 of 1823
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: 7-15-1823
July 15, 1823: Next document: Buffalo 10-22-1824
October 22, 1824: Port: Buffalo** Number: 8 of 1824
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Portland 4-23-1825
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April 23, 1825: Port: Portland Number: 2 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1825
May 2, 1825: Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-3-1826
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May 3, 1826: Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1827
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May 7, 1827: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-9-1828
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May 9, 1828: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1828
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-15-1829
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May 15, 1829: Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 10-31-1829
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October 31, 1829: Port: Presque Isle*** Number: 2 of 1829
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Presque Isle 2-17-1830; Next document: (Cancelled)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Fair Play (1817-1830)
Nationality:: American (1817-1830)
Chronology:: 1. 11/23/1829, Cattaraugus Creek, broke from her mooring at Erie, drifted 3 days after the crew abandoned vessel, finally went
ashore, but drifted off again and was lost;

Notes

General notes:: *Register indicates a "plain head" instead of a figure head;
**The back of this enrollment says "3/25/1825, built up on", which indicates a rebuild;
***Register gives tonnage as 32 + 20/95, which is an error.
She was a U.S. Revenue Cutter that visited Chicago before 1819;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Portland, Ohio; Presque Isle (Erie),
Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Portland, Ohio;
3. Certificates of Registry: Detroit, Michigan; Portland, Ohio; Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Michigan Herald: 6/14/1825, 6/26/1825, 7/5/1825, 5/10/1825;
6. Detroit Gazette: 11/7/1823, 12/10/1829;
7. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 4/25/1820, 5/26/1826, 5/29/1829, 12/3/1829;

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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