Baltic (Schooner, 1856)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: I. U. Masters
Ownership Notes:: Richmond, W. T., (1856); Taylor, (1860); Jewett, (1860); Richmong, D., (1862); Merrill, J. P., (1862-1865); Elkin, (1863-1866); Morrill, (1863-1866); Baker, G., (1864); Burns, J., (1867);
Master(s):: Love, A., (1857); Baker, G. O., (1862-1864); McKee, Charles, (1865); Burns, J., (1867);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 28, 1856: Port: Buffalo Number: 170 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1857
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April 7, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 27 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-20-1861
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June 20, 1861: Port: Buffalo Number: 63 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-18-1862
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March 18, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 18 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-18-1864
April 18, 1864: Port: Buffalo Number: 71 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-7-1864
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May 7, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 148 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-9-1865
May 9, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 320 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1867
April 26, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 360 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Baltic (1856- )
Nationality:: American (1856 - )
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1863, Detroit River, struck a wharf, repaired, $200 loss;
2. 00/00/1867, Oswego, New York, Lake Ontario, ashore and released;
3. 10/00/1869, Lake Michigan, broke her rudder and repaired, $300 loss;
4. 9/14/1875, north of Holland, Lake Michigan, ashore;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $10,000; 1866, she was valued at $7,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1867)
6. Vessel Register: 1860, 1866;

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