Fair Trader (Scow Sloop, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Fair Trader
Year of Build:: 1848
Official Number:: 37142

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: L'anse Bay, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Scow Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1848)
Builder Name:: Francis Campau
Ownership Notes:: Campau, Francis, (1854-1858); Parquette, J., (1855); Parquette, S., (1858-1859); Billinges, J., (1863); Boavis, Charles, (1864-1865); Meldrum J., (1866-1869);
Master(s):: Campau, Francis, (1854-1858); Parquette, J., (1855); Parquette, S., (1858-1859); Billinges, J., (1863); Boavis, Charles, (1864); Meldrum J., (1866-1869);

Power

Number of Masts:: 1 (1848)**

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 55' Width/Beam: 15' 5" Depth: 3'
1854: Length: 67' Width/Beam: 15' 4" Depth: 4' 4"
1865: Length: 68' Width/Beam: 15.6' Depth: 4'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 22 + 25/95
1854: Gross: 37 + 21/95
1865: Gross: 38.08

Enrollments/Registration

August 15, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-1-1854
June 1, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 66 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 6-18-1855
June 18, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 76 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-29-1858
July 29, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 110 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-7-1859
July 7, 1859: Port: Detroit Number: 55 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-1-1860
November 1, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 103 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-10-1863
October 10, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 191 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-14-1864
April 14, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 53 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-3-1865
May 3, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 132 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 6-26-1866
June 26, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 189 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-25-1867
June 25, 1867: Port: Port Huron Number: 82 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Division of District
Next document: Port Huron 6-23-1869
June 23, 1869: Port: Port Huron Number: 67 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-30-1879; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Scow Sloop, Fair Trader (1848-1879)
Nationality:: American (1848-1879)

Notes

General notes:: *Lake Superior;
**1865, two masts;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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