Dawn (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milan, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: W. S. Lyon*
Ownership Notes:: Gay, James P., (1847); Walldorf, T., (1855); Sterling, J. M., (1856);
Master(s):: Hicks, (1847); Harlow, W., (1855); Gibson, E. R., (1856-1859);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 17, 1847: Port: Sandusky Number: 7 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Toledo 4-5-1849
April 5, 1849: Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1851
April 21, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1855
View document online
April 28, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 35 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-22-1856
May 22, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 60 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Dawn (1847-1859)
Nationality:: American (1847-1859)
Chronology:: 1. 5/1/1851, near Buffalo, Lake Erie, waterlogged, (wheat), repaired, $4, 740 loss;
2. 10/25/1853, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Rambler), repaired, $428 loss;
3. 7/9/1855, Long Point, Lake Erie, sank, (corn), raised, $3, 000 loss;
4. 11/00/1855, Lake Erie, lost deck load of flour, hull damaged in a gale, repaired; cargo $300 loss, hull $400 loss;
5. 10/21/1859, Port Stanley, collision, (Propeller, New York), sank, (salt and sugar), hull $3, 000 loss, cargo $5, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Built for James P. Gay.
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218