Sciota (Propeller, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Huron, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Bates
Ownership Notes:: Palmer, R. G., (1853); Evans, James C., (1854); Williams, W., (1860); Gardner, John N., (1862-1864); Palmer, Hall, (1864);
Master(s):: Hunik, C., (1854); Sprague, W. A., (1855); Hendison, C., (1862); Travers, G., (1863); Patten, W. C., (1864); Roscoe, Charles D., (1864);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 31, 1849: Port: Sandusky Number: 2 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-15-1851
April 15, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 26 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-27-1854
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May 27, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 123 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1855
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May 12, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1860
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May 2, 1860: Port: Buffalo Number: 33 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-24-1862
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June 24, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 99 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-1863
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April 25, 1863: Port: Buffalo Number: 76 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-9-1864
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May 9, 1864: Port: Buffalo Number: 133 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Sciota (1848-1864)
Nationality:: American (1848-1864)
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1855, Lake Michigan, damaged cargo in a gale and repaired, (wheat), $900 loss;
2. 11/00/1857, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and repaired, (wheat), $200 loss;
3. 9/00/1857, Port Washington, Wisconsin, lost her rudder and towed to Milwaukee, repaired, $500 loss;
4. 10/00/1859, Lake Erie, damaged hull and cargo in a gale and put into Erie for repairs, $1, 200 loss;
5. 10/00/1860, near mouth of Detroit River, collision, (Bark, Davis Morris), repaired, $750 loss;
6. 9/00/1861, Lake Huron, collision, (Schooner, William Case), repaired, $400 loss;
7. 8/00/1864, between 4 and 5 miles below Dunkirk, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Arctic), sank, (9 lives lost), (wheat, oats,
and passengers), $25, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Cylinder, 23" x 42" stroke, 10" shaft, Boiler, fire box built in 1848, 15' x 7' and 6' x 6';
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858, 3/11/1861, 1/22/1862;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856, 3/11/1861;

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