American (Schooner, 1870)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Three Mile Bay, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Putuam, J., (1870-1877); Biggs, David, (1888); McCarthy, J H., (1889); Donovan, T., (1891);
Master(s):: Becker, C. H., (1870-1877); Biggs, David, (1888); Kerr, J. W., (1889); Denvers, A., (1891);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 11, 1870: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 2 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cape Vincent 3-6-1874
March 6, 1874: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 6 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 7-24-1877
July 24, 1877: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 4 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 7-24-1878
July 24, 1878: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 2 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 2-10-1888
February 10, 1888: Port: Oswego Number: 8 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-25-1889
April 25, 1889: Port: Oswego Number: 8 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-1-1891
May 1, 1891: Port: Oswego Number: 16 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-13-1894; Next document: (Vessel Totall Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, American (1870-1894)
Nationality:: American (1870-1894)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1870, Three Mile Bay, broke her moorings, went ashore and released;
2. 9/9/1885, Lake Erie, damaged cargo mid-lake;
3. 9/00/1894, near Stoney Point, Lake Ontario, sank;

Notes

General notes:: Home Port was Clayton, New York in 1874;
Sources:: 1. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1870-1895);
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Detroit Free Press: 11/4/1870;
4. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; Oswego, New York;
5. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; Oswego, New York;

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