William (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ohio City, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Sanford & Moses
Ownership Notes:: Morgan, Eli, (1847); Lyon, (1850); Shephard, C., (1852); Bulter, J., (1854-1855);
Master(s):: Connally, L., (1847); Connell, Joseph, (1848); Parish, (1854); Nelson, N. D., (1854); Drury, James, (1855);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 1, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 67 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1850
April 11, 1850: Port: Cleveland Number: 21 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-1-1853
April 1, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-28-1854
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September 28, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 188 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-27-1855
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April 27, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, William (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/18/1848, Mackinaw, collision, (Schooner. Wyoming & Brig, Cumberland), repaired;
2. 8/31/1848, Fairport, sprang a leak off Euclid, ashore, (salt), released;
3. 9/00/1849, Cleveland, collision, (Propeller, Detroit, Brig Roscius, Schooner, Breeze), repaired;
4. 11/29/1850, Dunkirk, ashore, (railroad iron), released;
5. 9/22/1853, Fairport, ashore, (lumber), released;
6. 8/16/1854, Buffalo, ashore, sank, (staves), raised,
7. 11/16/1854, Lake Erie, jettisoned deck load, (castings & coal), repaired, $600 loss;
8. 9/22/1859, Fairport, ashore, (lumber);

Notes

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

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