Belle Sheridan (Schooner, 1852)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Andrew Milller
Ownership Notes:: Doolittle, S., (1852-1854); Irwin, T., (1858-1861); Davis, Charles, (1863-1873);
Master(s):: Palmer, J., (1854); Davis, C., (1858-1873); McSherry, James, (1878-1880);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 15, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 54 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-7-1854
April 7, 1854: Port: Oswego Number: 11 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-1-1858
May 1, 1858: Port: Oswego Number: 18 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-14-1861
August 14, 1861: Port: Oswego Number: 54 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 2-13-1863
February 13, 1863: Port: Oswego Number: 6 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-5-1865
April 5, 1865: Port: Oswego Number: 2 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Oswego 4-30-1866
April 30, 1866: Port: Oswego Number: 23 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-10-1873
May 10, 1873: Port: Oswego Number: 160 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-6-1876
June 6, 1876: Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Buffalo 3-31-1886; Next document: (Sold Foreign)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Belle Sheridan (1852-1886);
b. Schooner, (Unknown) (1886- (
Nationality:: American (1852-1886); Canadian (1886- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1855, Malden, collision, (Steamer, Buckeye State), repaired, $300 loss;
2. 10/00/1855, Oswego, collision, (Brig. Roscius), repaired, $2, 500 loss;
3. 2/00/1857, Oswego, caught in ice during a freshet, repaired, $2, 400 loss;
4. 11/00/1859, lost anchors and chains, $700 loss;
5. 8/00/1864, Lake Ontario, struck by lightning and repaired, $500 loss;
6. 11/7/1880, lee side of Prince Edward, Willers Bay, Lake Ontario, ashore and sank;

Notes

General notes:: Final disposition is unknown;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1887);

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