Caroline Ames (Schooner, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Little Salmon Creek, N. Y.
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Chandler, J., (1849); Ames, H. M., (1852); Fox, W. A., (1853); C ampbell, William, (1853); Bruce, E. K., (1853-1854); Lewis, William, (1856-1857); Garrrett, (1860);
Master(s):: Willis, W., (1849); Con__, T., (1852);Campbell, William, (1853); Lewis, (1854-1857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 24, 1849: Port: Oswego Number: 30 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-10-1852
April 10, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-28-1853
July 28, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 108 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment lost
Next document: Buffalo 7-28-1853
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July 28, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 109 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-18-1853
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November 18, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 139 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-27-1854
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January 27, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: (Sold Foreign)
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Caroline Ames (1849-1854);
b. Schooner, Emma (1854- )
Nationality:: American (1849-1854); Canadian (1854 - )
Chronology:: 1. 6/24/1853, 15 miles below Dover, ashore, (salt), released, $4, 000 loss;
2. 12/14/1854, Port Dalhousie, sank, (railroad iron), raised, $3, 000 loss;
3. 5/00/1857, Duck Island, Lake Ontario, ashore, 700 barrels of flour thrown overboard and released;
4. 11/00/1861, Whitby, ashore and released, $4, 000 loss;
5. 5/00/1869, Lake Michigan, lost foremast and repaired, $250 loss;
6. 11/00/1872, near Frankfort, Lake Michigan, ashore, $380 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, home port was Hamilton and she was valued at $2,600;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1856, 1857, 1860;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 5/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;

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