William Ford (Schooner, 1853)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Garden Island, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Cook & Smith
Ownership Notes:: Abbey, (1856); Bates, (1857); Ford, William, (1858); McAndle, Edward, (1858); Julian,H., (1860);
Master(s):: Abbey, Robert, (1855); Bates, (857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Kingston 4-23-1855
April 23, 1855: Port: Kingston Number: 70 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, William Ford (1853-1855);
b. Schooner, Alma (1855- )
Nationality:: Canada (1853- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/27/1856, Gull Island, ashore, (flour & tallow)(, drifted off, cargo $5, 000 loss, hull $2, 000 loss;
2. 10/29/1856, Grand River, Port Maitland, Lake Erie, ashore, (flour & tallow), released;
3. 10/00/1858, St. Lawrence River, ashore and released, (salt), repaired at Kingston, $1, 400 loss;
4. 7/00/1860, St. Lawrence River, ashore and released, (grain), hull $1, 200 loss, cargo $10, 000 loss;
5. 9/14/1860, Conneaut, ashore, (coal), 11/10/1860, hull drifted out into the lake, $3, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1856, she was valued at $6,000; 1860, she was valued at $2,500;
She was a topsail schooner;
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Kingston, Ontario;
2. Canadian Vessel Register: 1856, 1857, 1860;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 3/11/1861;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
5. Cleveland Herald: 11/1/1856;

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