York Town (Schooner, 1855)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Quayle & Martin
Ownership Notes:: Lacey, William, (1855-1864); Swain, Valentine, (1855); Clark, Diodate, (1859); Webb, H. I., (1863);
Master(s):: Lacy, William, (1855-1859); Johnson, J. W., (1863);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 5, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 30 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 9-10-1859
September 10, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 77 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-6-1860
September 6, 1860: Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 12-4-1863
February 4, 1863: Port: Cleveland Number: 117 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-15-1864
August 15, 1864: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1864
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Trade Change; Abroad
Next document: Abroad 12-20-1864; Next document: (Sold)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, York Town (1855- )
Nationality:: American (1855- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1855, Lake Michigan, collision, (Schooner, Sacramento, repaired;
2. 9/7/1858, Lake Michigan, collision, (sank Schooner, Sacramento), repaired, $300 loss;
3. 11/00/1858, near Old Mackinaw Point, ashore and released, $1, 700 loss;
4. 6/00/1860, Piper Island, Detour Passage, Lake Huron, ashore and released, (iron ore), $300 loss;
5. 8/00/1861, near Neebish, collision, (Schooner, Ellsworth), repaired, $1, 200 loss;
6. 10/10/1862, Newport, St. Clair River, collision, (sank Scow, John or Scow Ino);

Notes

General notes:: On 7//20/1864, she sailed to Liverpool, England from Cleveland, Ohio with a cargo of petroleum;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 3/11/1861, 1/22/1862;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Detroit Advertiser: 12/30/1864, 4/7/1865;

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