Red Rover (Sloop, 1831)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Silver Creek, New York
Vessel Type:: Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: John Vail
Ownership Notes:: Taylor, William F. P., (1831-1835); Pratt, Hiram, (1831-1835);
Master(s):: Dorrett, (1831-1834);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 10, 1831: Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
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History

Notes

General notes:: 1/13/1831, listed as a steamer by mistake in the Cleveland Weekly Herald;
On Lake Erie in 1831 as a Sloop;
1836, she is listed as a Schooner;
6/25/1834, she arrived at Buffalo, from Cleveland and was listed as a sloop; On the same page she is listed as a schooner in the Eagle Line;
4/15/1835, she is advertised as for sale as "Good Sloop, Red Rover", in the Buffalo Whig;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York;
3. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 1/13/1831;
4. Buffalo Whig: 6/25/1834, 4/15/1835;
5. John Poole's notes;
6. Cobourg Star: 5/25/1836;

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