Effort (Schooner, 1842)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Effort
Year of Build:: 1842
Rebuilt:: 1. 1844;
2. 1857;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Freeport, Pennsylvania*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Pope, G. M., (1844); Downs, W. T., (1849); Harrison, J., (1852-1853); Thompson, Samuel, (1857);
Master(s):: Pope, P. P., (1844); Woodrujff, C., (1849); Harrison, J., (1852-1853); Thompson, Samuel, (1857);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1842)

Hull Dimensions

1857: Length: 75' 1" Width/Beam: 16' 6" Depth: 6' 8"

Tonnage

1842: Gross: 25 + 15/95
1844: Gross: 87 + 85/95
1857: Gross: 77 + 27/95

Enrollments/Registration

August 1, 1842: Port: Presque Isle Number: 5 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 3-20-1844
March 20, 1844: Port: Erie Number: 2 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: 4-22-1845
April 22, 1845: Next document: Presque Isle 00-00-1845
1845: Port: Presque Isle Number: 10 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 4-13-1847
April 13, 1847: Port: Erie Number: 11 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Erie 10-8-1849
October 8, 1849: Port: Erie Number: 9 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 4-24-1850
April 24, 1850: Port: Erie Number: 3 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 4-22-1852
April 22, 1852: Port: Erie Number: 3 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-6-1853
May 6, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 75 of 1853
Document Type: Certificate of Record
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 9-13-1854
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September 13, 1854: Port: Erie Number: 18 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo5-16-1857
May 16, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 85 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Effort (1842- )
Nationality:: American (1842- )
Chronology:: 1. 1860, Buffalo Harbor, sank and raised;**

Notes

General notes:: *Near Erie, Pennsylvania;
**This took place in the Fall of 1860;
***1857, her tonnage is given as 27 + 27/95, which is an error
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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