Caroline (Brigantine, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Cody Quayle
Ownership Notes:: Richmond, Charles Y., (1848-1851); Richmond, Dean, (1848); Richmond, Allen, (1851); Richmond, Thomas, (1851); Richmond, William T., (1851); Rolefson, Hatch Company, (1853); Whilcomb, W. M., (1854); Owen, J., (1854); Hudson, Elon W., (1857);
Master(s):: David, Alfrid, (1848); Chase, J., (1854); Martin, I. J., (1857); Hawkins, D., (1858); Malott, D., (1859); Sockmod, Ira, (1860);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 26, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 79 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 11-11-1851
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November 11, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 87 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-2-1853
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April 2, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-22-1854
May 22, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 59 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-15-1854
November 15, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 132 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-22-1857
May 22, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 56 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-11-1859
May 11, 1859: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1859
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Detroit 5-16-1860
May 16, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1860
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Liverpool, England, 00-00-1860; Next document: (Vessel sold to foreigners)

History

Classification:: a. Brig, Caroline (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848-1860); British (1860- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/19/1851, Bar Point, ashore and released, (iron), $500 loss;
2. 9/10/1852, Ashtabula, ashore and released;
3. 9/19/1852, Lake Huron, lost sails and rigging in a gale, refitted, $1, 400 loss;
4. 8/27/1853, Gravelly Bay, Lake Erie, collision, (Brig, Banner), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
5. 11/24/1853, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and jetted cargo, repaired, (grain), $1, 600 loss;
6. 10/13/1854, Chickenolee Reef, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (railroad iron),
7. 9/00/1856, Straits of Mackinac, ashore and released, $500 loss;
8. 5/15/1859, left Detroit for Liverpool England;
9. 9/00/1859, 75 miles from Belle Isle, Gulf of St. Lawrence, struck an ice berg and repaired, (3 men lost their lives);
10. 10/12/1859, returned to Detroit from Liverpool, England;
11. 5/15/1860, Left Detroit for Liverpool, England, and arrived 7/13/1860 at Liverpool

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $4,000, in 1860;
Cancelled by the Consulate of the United States at Liverpool; The vessel having been sold and Registered as an English vessel;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Detroit Free Press: 10/13/1859, 9/22/1859, 1/13/1859, 4/8/1854, 3/3/1854, 1/26/1859, 4/15/1853, 3/30/1855,
5/14/1959, 5/12/1959,11/11/1859, 10/19/1854, 10/1/1853, 10/22/1854, 4/23/1859, 4/11/1860, 5/16/1860;
4. Detroit Advertiser: 5/12/1859, 6/25/1859, 7/13/1859, 8/3/1859, 5/13//1859, 6/10//1859, 8/3/1859;
5. Vessel Register: 1860;
6. John Poole's notes;

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