George C. Drew (Brigantine, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: George C. Drew
Year of Build:: 1848

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Avon, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Benjamin B. Jones & George Washington Jones
Ownership Notes:: Linister, H., (1851); Gardner, G. W., (1852); Hugerman, S. R., (1852); Laverance, C. F., (1857); Gurrett, L., (1858); Mocal, H. C., (1860); McCormick, P. S., (1860; Nichols, Elizabeth, (1861-1864); White, W., (1863); Palmer, J. H., (1863); Bates, W. E., (1865); Seth, Lee, (1865);
Master(s):: Moore, E., (1852); Halsted, L., (1857); Gurrett, L., (1858); White, W., (1861-1863); Wright, W. W., (1863); Ibbotson, J. J., (1866);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 94' 4" Width/Beam: 22' 5" Depth: 6' 6"
1865: Length: 94' Width/Beam: 22.3' Depth: 6.6'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 130 + 57/95
1865: Gross: 107.59

Enrollments/Registration

May 2, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 38 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Record Missing
Next document: Chicago 9-21-1848
September 21, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 55 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-3-1851
July 3, 1851: Port: Chicago Number: 25 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1852
March 30, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-11-1852
July 11, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 52 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-10-1854
February 10, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 3 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1857
March 31, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 18 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-29-1858
April 29, 1858: Port: Chicago Number: 21 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1861
April 30, 1861: Port: Chicago Number: 34 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-7-1863
April 7, 1863: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-29-1863
July 29, 1863: Port: Cleveland Number: 79 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-25-1865
April 21, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Sandusky 4-26-1865
April 26, 1865: Port: Sandusky Number: 30 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-21-1866
April 21, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 62 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-15-1867; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, George C. Drew (1848-1867)
Nationality:: American (1848-1867)
Chronology:: 1. 5/11/1848, Lorain, lost foremast and repaired;
2. 4/16/1850, Grand River, Michigan, ashore, (lumber), released;
3. 8/30/1850, Chicago, Ashore, (lumber), released;
4. 5/6/1853, mouth of Kalamazoo River, ashore, (lumber), released, $1, 800 loss;
5. 10/00/1859, Chicago Harbor, struck by lightning and repaired, $100 loss;
6. 8/23/1866, Charity Island, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, ashore and hull went to pieces;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she is valued at $1,000; 1866, she is valued at $1,500;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:

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