Belle (Brigantine, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Conneaut, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: William Lent
Ownership Notes:: Howard, H., (1848); Lyon, R., (1850); Dyer, T., (1851); Doughall, R. A., (1854); Atkins, A. R., (1855); Scorill, P., (1859); Bemis, E. S. J., (1860);
Master(s):: Howard, H., (1848); Doughall, R. A., (1854); Atkins, A. R., (1855); Bemis, E. S. J., (1857); Scorill, O. C., (1857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 17, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 26 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 7-17-1850
July 17, 1850: Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-11-1851
June 11, 1851: Port: Chicago Number: 19 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-20-1854
January 20, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-21-1855
September 21, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 95 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 12-25-1855
December 25, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 67 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1857
March 12, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 19 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-9-1859
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August 9, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 69 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, Belle (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/26/1851, Lake Michigan, dismasted and repaired, $1, 500 loss;
2. 6/24/1851, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, Pilgrim), repaired, $300 loss;
3. 9/23/1851, St. Clair, sprang a leak, towed into port and repaired;
4. 9/26/1851, Buffalo, collision, (Brig. H. B. Bishop), repaired;
5. 10/4/1851, Beaver Island, collision, (Propeller, Delaware), (corn), ashore and released, $600 loss;
6. 9/00/1855, Lake Michigan, damaged cargo, (wheat), in a gale, $500 loss;
7. 10/00/1855, Saginaw Bay, ashore, (lumber), released, $900 loss;
8. 9/12/1860, Lime Kilns, ashore and released;
9. 9/26/1860, Manitous, sprang is leak, ran to Bailey's Harbor, stranded on the rocks, sank, (corn), hull $4, 500 loss, cargo
$6, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $4,500;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856, 3/11/1861;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;

Contact

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