Dahlia (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Stephen Lockwood
Ownership Notes:: Fargo, George D., (1847-1852); Bruce, E. K., (1854); Watson, S. L., (1854-1857); Bellinger, F. A., (1857);
Master(s):: Shepard, L., (1847); Fargo, G. D., (1852); Bruce, E.K., (1854); Watson, l. L., (1854); Campbell, W., (1857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 15, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 18 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-28-1848
April 28, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-9-1852
July 9, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 47 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-31-1854
January 31, 1854*: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-28-1854
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February 28, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 26 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-4-1857
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May 4, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Dahlia (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/8/1847, Erie, ashore and released;
2. 6/00/1857, between Buffalo and Cleveland, Lake Erie, lost bulwarks in a gale, repaired, $600 loss, (coal);
3. 10/19/1857, Mouse Island, Lake Erie, ashore, (staves), $4, 100 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment gives tonnage as 210 + 25/95, which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 6/00/1857, 10/00/1857;

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