Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Commodore Chauncey
Year of Build:
1843
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Silver Creek, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Charles Huntley
Ownership Notes:
Sansphere, Chauncey, (1843); Bugbee, Oliver, (1844); Fish, David, (1845); Lundy, James M., (1845); Clark, Justin, (1849); Farnham, Horatio, (1849); Mowin, Daniel, F., (1850); Walker, H., (1854); Brigham, Willard W., (1854); Bigelow, Nathaniel R., (1857-1858);
Master(s):
Reed, John H., (1843); Fish, David, (1844-1845); Walker, H., (1854); Bigilow, Nathaniel R., (1857);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1843)
Hull Dimensions
1843
Length: 64' 1" Width/Beam: 19' 1" Depth: 7' 7"
Tonnage
1843
Gross: 80 + 17/95
Enrollments/Registration
November 1, 1843
   Port: Buffalo Number: 45 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-28-1844
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March 28, 1844
   Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1845
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April 21, 1845
   Port: Buffalo Number: 15 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-17-1846
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September 17, 1846
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1847
April 21, 1847
   Port: Buffalo Number: 15 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-21-1847
July 21, 1847
   Port: Buffalo Number: 79 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-18-1849
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May 18, 1849
   Port: Buffalo Number: 44 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-19-1850
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September 19, 1850
   Port: Buffalo Number: 81 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-16-1854
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February 16, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 14 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Dunkirk 4-14-1857
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April 14, 1857
   Port: Dunkirk Number: 27 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-8-1858

Next document: (Vessel lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Commodore Chauncey (1843-1858)
Nationality:
American (1843-1858)
Chronology:

1. 8/30/1858, midway between Point Abino and Gravely Bay, capsized, (staves), ashore, $1, 700 loss;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Dunkirk, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Dunkirk, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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