California (Schooner, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Catherines, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Lewis Shickluna
Ownership Notes:: Holcombe & Henderson, (1854-1860); Avoord, F., (1863-1864); Stimpson, B. G., (1865-1866); McPherson, Crane & Co., (1865); Ue__son, E., (1867);
Master(s):: McHencry, (1849); Cotton, I. P., (1865); Kilts, U., (1867);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 25, 1849: Port: Kingston
Document Type: Enrollment; Next document: Oswego 9-17-1863
September 17, 1863: Port: Oswego Number: 64 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (New)
Next document: Chicago 10-9-1864
October 9, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1864
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 6-21-1865
June 21, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 210 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: TR Surrendered
Next document: Detroit 6-11-1867
June 11, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 140 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: (Vessel lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, California (1849-1863);
b. Schooner, Charles G. Alvord (1863-1867)
Nationality:: Canadian (1849-1863); American (1863-1867)
Chronology:: 1. 12/00/1864, released from a reef by the Tug, Mayflower, but immediately sank, later raised;
2. 12/13/1867, Burlington Beach, Lake Ontario, ashore and vessel lost;

Notes

General notes:: She was carvel built;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Kingston, Ontario; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1854, 1856,1857, 1860, 1864, 1866;
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);

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