Billow (Schooner, 1863)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Henderson, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Mason & Hanna
Ownership Notes:: Stone, O., (1864); Lennon, F., (1865); Gilbert, William, (1864-1866); Denner, James,(1867); Demarr, (1870): Murray, P., (1877-1878); Cousal, W., (1877-1878);
Master(s):: Stone, O., (1864); Denner, James, (1867); Girard, J., (1877-1878);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 12, 1863: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 5 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-16-1864
September 16, 1864: Port: Oswego Number: 53 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 11-8-1865
November 8, 1865: Port: Oswego Number: 72 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Alexandria 4-6-1866
April 6, 1866: Port: Alexandria Number: 34 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 7-22-1867
July 22, 1867: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 71 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 7-19-1873
July 19, 1873: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 3 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-25-1877
May 25, 1877: Port: Oswego Number: 20 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 6-14-1878
June 14, 1878: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 15 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 4-27-1882
April 27, 1882: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 14 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Barge
Next document: Clayton 7-23-1884; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Billow (1863-1882);
b. Barge, Billow (1882-1889)
Nationality:: American (1863-1889)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1869, damaged by collision, (Propeller, Arctic), on Lake Huron and repaired

Notes

General notes:: 1884, unrigged barge;
1864, she was valued at $2,500; 1875, she was valued at $1,200; 1879 she was listed as not insurable;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. Vessel Register: 1864, 1866,1871, 1873, 1875,1876, 1878, 1879;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1883);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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