Jessie Anderson (Schooner, 1861)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Fordham
Ownership Notes:: Whitney, G., (1861); Cooke, J. W.,, (1863); Whitner, (1863-1864); Lawlor, , (1863-1864); Dwlin, John, (1865); Darlin, J., (1866); Smith, W., (1869); Ryan, Martin, (1870-1872);
Master(s):: Lawler, James, (1861-1865); Kelly, W., (1869); Ryan, Martin, (1870-1872);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

November 15, 1858*: Number: 30 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-28-1861
June 28, 1861: Port: Sandusky Number: 19 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 2-13-1863
February 13, 1863: Port: Sandusky Number: 1 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandsuky 4-4-1863
April 4, 1863: Port: Sandusky Number: 5 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandsuky 4-19-1865
April 19, 1865: Port: Sandusky Number: 7 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Toledo 6-15-1865
June 15, 1865: Port: Toledo Number: 26 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 6-4-1869
June 4, 1869: Port: Toledo Number: 74 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 2-12-1870
February 12, 1870: Port: Toledo Number: 2 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-24-1870
May 24, 1870: Port: Detroit Number: 72 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Home Port
Next document: Detroit 12-26-1872; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Jessie Anderson (1861- )
Nationality:: American (1861-1872)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1869, Bar Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Miami), repaired, $500 loss;
2. 11/28/1871, Long Point, Lake Erie, sank, (wheat), $23, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *The vessel is listed as being enrolled on 11-15-1858 (#30) in the abstracts, but no port is given. This could be an error or the vessel was rebuilt at Sandusky in 1861;
1863, she was valued at $9,500; 1871, she was valued at $9,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);

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