Oleander (Brigantine, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: William Lent
Ownership Notes:: Harmon, Edwin, (1848); Lathrop, S., (1852); Williams, A. B., (1855); Hitchcock, C., (1856); Allen,J. M., (1859); Noyes, J. S., (1859); Roby, J., (1861); Morgan, D. S., (1861); Campbell, W. R., (1863-1864);
Master(s):: Hamphey, M. W., (1848); Mitchell, D., (1852); Spense, J., (1855); Dean, W., (1856); Allen, J. M., (1859); Harrison, F. D., (1859); Campbell, W. R., (1861-1864);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 22, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 55 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-8-1852
April 8, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 41 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-23-1855
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June 23, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 54 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-25-1856
November 25, 1856: Port: Buffalo Number: 215 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-21-1859
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May 21, 1859: Port: Buffalo Number: 46 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-18-1859
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October 18, 1859: Port: Buffalo Number: 129 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-3-1861
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May 3, 1861: Port: Buffalo Number: 33 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-11-1861
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September 1, 1861: Port: Buffalo Number: 104 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-13-1864
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September 13, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 296 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Oleander (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 6/29/1851, Detroit River, collision, (Brig, Minnesota), repaired, $300 loss;
2. 11/12/1852, Port Maitland, ashore and released;
3. 4/8/1853, Chicago, sprang a leak, (grain), repaired, $300 loss;
4. 8/7/1853, Chicago, struck by lightning, repaired, $150 loss;
5. 8/25/1853, Lake Erie, damaged cargo, (corn), $600 loss;
6. 10/2/1853, Milwaukee, ashore, (grain), released, $750 loss;
7. 4/27/1854, Detroit River, dismasted and repaired;
8. 9/000/1855, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, (wheat), repaired, $600 loss;
9. 10/00/1855, Lake Michigan, lost canvas, anchors, chains and repaired, $1, 500 loss;
10. 10/00/1856, Buffalo, struck her anchor, holed her hull, repaired, $300 loss;
11. 6/9/1859, 15 miles below Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron, ashore and released, '$400 loss;
12. 11/00/1864, Twin River Point, Lake Michigan, ashore, $11, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $2,000; 1864, she was valued at $8,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

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