George Davis (Schooner, 1846)

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Identification

Vessel name:: George Davis
Year of Build:: 1846

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milan, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Salmon Ruggles
Ownership Notes:: Bristol, G. G., (1852-1853); Wilkinson, W. W., (1853-1854); Watson, S. L., (1854-1858); Billinger, F. A., (1857); Brown, W. O., (1859); Wadsworth, A. S., (1858); Becker, Reuben H., (1859); Connor, Thomas, O., (1863-1864);
Master(s):: Wilson, John, (1846); Moore, (1851); Davis, G., (1853); Everson, J., (1853-1854); Harouit, C., (1854); Galloway, T., (1857); Bulter, J. M., (1858); Becker, R. H., (1859) ;Connor, Thomas O., (1863);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1846)

Hull Dimensions

1846: Length: 111' 3" Width/Beam: 23' 9" Depth: 9' 10"

Tonnage

1846: Gross: 238 + 46/95

Enrollments/Registration

April 24, 1846: Port: Sandusky Number: 6 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-16-1847
April 16, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 14 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-9-1849
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January 9, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-9-1852
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July 9, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 100 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-6-1853
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April 6, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 44 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-21-1854
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February 21, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-27-1854
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April 27, 1854: Port: Toledo Number: 4 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-8-1854
May 8, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-23-1854
August 23, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 177 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-4-1857
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May 4, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 53 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 6-7-1858
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June 7, 1858: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 15 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-21-1858
September 21, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 103 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-6-1859
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May 6, 1859: Port: Buffalo Number: 27 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-12-1859
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May 12, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 28 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-8-1863
April 8, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, George Davis (1846- )
Nationality:: American (1846- )
Chronology:: 1. 6/27/1853, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (railroad iron), repaired, $400 loss;
2. 11/5/1856, Grand River, Maitland, Lake Erie, ashore, sank, (coal), raised, cargo $250 loss, hull $1500 loss;
3. 10/8/1859, Cleveland, struck West Pier, ashore and released, $250 loss;
4. 4/00/1861, Welland Canal, (coal), struck a pier and sank, raised, $400 loss;
5. 11/00/1861, collision, (Schooner, Athenian), repaired, $200 loss;
6. 10/00/1863, Port Burwell, Lake Erie, ashore, $28, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1863, she was valued at $4,500;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1863;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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