John Hancock (Brigantine, 1846)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1846)
Builder Name:: S. C. DeGrote
Ownership Notes:: DeGroate, S. C., (1846); Rlemm, O., (1847); Fitch,E. M., (1848); Morrison, J., (1848); Lathrop, S. J., (1852);
Master(s):: DeGoate, S. C., (1846), Caldwell, J., (1848); Thorp, W. W., (1852);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 3, 1846: Port: Cleveland Number: 53 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 12-17-1847
December 17, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 92 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-10-1848
May 10, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 42 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-16-1848
October 16, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 75 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-23-1852
March 23, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 24 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Brig., John Hancock (1846-1852)
Nationality:: American (1846-1852)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1849, disabled in a gale, ran into Two Rivers and repaired, $200 loss;
2. 11/7/1850, Cleveland, ashore, (railroad iron), released;
3. 8/7/1851, off Erie, Pennsylvania, Lake Erie, lost center board, waterlogged, repaired at Erie, Pennsylvania, $2, 100 loss;
4. 12/18/1852, 8 miles below Rondeau, Lake Erie, ashore, (railroad iron, propeller and boiler), $9, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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