Patrick Henry (Schooner, 1846)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Patrick Henry
Year of Build:: 1846
Rebuilt:: 1. 1854;
2. 1857;
Official Number:: 19660

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cape Vincent, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1846)
Builder Name:: Lewis Goler
Ownership Notes:: Chapman, R. B.., (1847); Esselstyne, H., (1854-1860); Fowler, J. N. (1855-1860); Essetstyne, E., (1857); Woods, J. L., (1862); Wood, (1863); Taff, S. S., (1864-1865); Taff, S. S.. (1864); Goit, O. W., (1866); Muller, W., (1867);
Master(s):: Dixon, C. K., (1847); Dickinson, (1848); Hewitt, O. V., (1854); Pelolo, ., (1855); Tracy, A. W., (1857); Traky, H. W., (1862); Wilson, George, (1864); Taff, W. H., (1865); Andrews, J. L., (1866); Farry, J., (1867);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1846)

Hull Dimensions

1854: Length: 109' Width/Beam: 22' 6" Depth: 8' 9"
1857: Length: 110' Width/Beam: 22' 4" Depth: 10' 1"
1865: Length: 106.8' Width/Beam: 22.8' Depth: 10.5'

Tonnage

1846: Gross: 196 + 33/95
1854: Gross: 197 + 74/95
1857: Gross: 228 90/95
1865: Gross: 181.39

Enrollments/Registration

June 8, 1847: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 4 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel; Next document: French Creek 4-3-1854
April 3, 1854: Port: French Creek Number: 19 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: French Creek 4-30-1855
April 30, 1855: Port: French Creek Number: 35 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 5-11-1857
May 11, 1857: Port: French Creek Number: 6 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 8-19-1862
August 19, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 144 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-6-1864
April 6, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-26-1865
April 26, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 94 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 6-14-1866
June 14, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 172 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-17-1866
July 17, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-27-1867
May 27, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 397 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Patrick Henry (1846- )
Nationality:: American (1846- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/31/1848, Long Point Cut, Lake Erie, ashore, (salt), released;
2. 5/1/1851, Long Point Cut, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $100 loss;
3. 11/18/1851, near Rondeau, dismasted and towed to Detroit, $3, 000 loss;
4. 11/15/1852, Dyers Pier, Michigan City, sank, (railroad iron), raised;
5. 10/00/1855, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (wheat), repaired, $800 loss;
6. 11/00/1867, Bagg Bay, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $600 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $6,000; 1866, she was valued at $3,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; French Creek, New York; Ogdensburg, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; French Creek, New York; Ogdensburg, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
7. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:

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