Telegraph (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Sarah Reeve
Ownership Notes:: Reerie, S., (1848); Neal, T., (1850); Class, L. W., (1854); Hill, W. R., (1855);
Master(s):: Reerie, Christopher, (1848); Neal, T., (1850); Day, A., (1854); Abair, M., (1855);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 10, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 17 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 8-21-1848
August 21, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 46 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-1-1849
August 1, 1849: Port: Detroit Number: 42 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-21-1850
March 21, 1850: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-7-1854
March 7, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-19-1854
September 19, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 117 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1855
April 28, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 36 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Telegraph (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. Lake Michigan, disabled in a gale, (2 lives lost), towed to port and repaired, $400 loss;
2. 6/00/1856, St. Clair River, capsized, (wood), cargo $100 loss, hull $200 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;

Contact

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