Caroline A. Bemis (Brigantine, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Irving, New York
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Charles Stevens
Ownership Notes:: Pettebone, W. C., (1852); Henderson, D. C., (1852); Fox, W. A., (1852-1853); Ferris, E. H., (1854); Bruce, E., (1854);
Master(s):: Fox, W. A., (1852); Jefferis, J., (1852); Davis, J. (1853); Ferris, (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 29, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 99 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 1-7-1852
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January 7, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-27-1852
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April 27, 1852: Port: Sandusky Number: 13 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 10-14-1852
October 14, 1852: Port: Sandusky Number: 35 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-5-1853
April 5, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1854
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April 14, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, Caroline A. Bemis (1849-1854)
Nationality:: American (1849-1854
Chronology:: 1. 8/27/1852, Cedar Point, Sandusky, ashore, (wheat & flour), released, $6, 000 loss;
2. 5/4/1853, Dunkirk, ashore in a fog, (lumber), released, $1, 200 loss;
3. 6/1/1853, St. Clair, ashore, (no cargo), released, $2, 400 loss;
4. 9/30/1854, between Point Pelee and Cleveland, collision, (Brig. Caroline), (coal), sank;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;

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