Pontiac (Scow, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Lexington, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Hubbard, R. R., (1847); Crowell, W. E., (1853); Van Camp, P., (1854); Breed,Henry, (1857-1864); Vassey, B., (1859);
Master(s):: Douglass, W., (1847); Van Camp, P., (1854); Cooley, R. R., (1857); Savage, D. D., (1859);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 5, 1847: Port: Detroit Number: 31 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 3-28-1850
March 28, 1850: Port: Sandusky Number: 4 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-7-1853
June 7, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 79 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-13-1854
June 13, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 73 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 9-9-1857
September 9, 1857*: Port: Toledo Number: 5 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 6-15-1859
June 15, 1859: Port: Toledo Number: 12 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 6-22-1860
June 22, 1860: Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Missimg Enrollment

History

Classification:: a. Scow, Pontiac (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1850, Bass Island, ashore and released, $1, 000 loss;
2. 5/00/1857, Maumee Bay, Toledo, sank, (stone), raised, $1, 800 loss;
3. 5/9/1859, Maumee Bay, Toledo, ashore;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is missing from the records;
1864, she was valued at $1,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;

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