Cadet (Schooner, 1845)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Cadet
Year of Build:: 1845

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Gershom A. Thayer
Ownership Notes:: Thayer, G. A.., (1845); Green, C. E., (1847); Knight, D., (1848-1851); Snell, Calvin, (1851); Noble, S. L., (1851); Scott, A., (1852); Kenton, V., (1854); Fuller, Darnel, (1854); McGunty, J., (1856); Dubly, P., (1856); Rabasn, M., (1857); Marshall, J. C., (1862);
Master(s):: Thayer, G. A., (1845); Watrous. M. (1845); Green, D. A., (1847-1848); Snell, Calvin, (1851); Fuller, Darnel, (1854); Davis, L., (1852); Roberts, J. M., (1862);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1845)

Hull Dimensions

1845: Length: 67' Width/Beam: 18' 8" Depth: 6' 7"

Tonnage

1845: Gross: 72 + 17/95

Enrollments/Registration

April 10, 1845: Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 7-1-1847
July 1, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 51 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-18-1848
July 18, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 61 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-4-1851
April 4, 1851*: Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 10-1-1852
October 1, 1852: Port: Presque Isle Number: 10 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
April 13, 1854: Port: Presque Isle
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-21-1854
June 21, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 65 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-23-1854
July 23, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 95 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-14-1856
February 14, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-6-1856
December 6, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 128 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-27-1857
March 27, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 24 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 7-11-1862
July 11, 1862: Port: Presque Isle Number: 62** of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Cadet (1845-1862)
Nationality:: American (1845-1862
Chronology:: 1. 7/3/1848, 6 miles from Buffalo, collision, (Steamer, New Orleans), repaired;
2. 9/00/1856, Detroit River, sank and raised, $1, 500 loss;
3. 11/00/1857, Lexington, Lake Huron, collision, (Tug, Gore), sank and raised, $700 loss;
4. 11/00/1860, off Point Aux Barques, lost anchor and chain, replaced, $200 loss;
5. 8/00/1862, Port Colborne, sank, (coal oil & coal), (7 lives lost),

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment gives tonnage as 72 + 07/95, which is an error that gets repeated from this time;
**#5 by one account;
Square stern;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;

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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