Dove (Schooner, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Picton, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Taylor
Ownership Notes:: Staqnton, L. & Co., (1847-1864); Hudson, David, (1864); Hudgins, H., (1864-1866); Owens, (1869-1871); Andrew, (1872);

Power

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Dove (1847-1854);
b. Schooner, Alwilda (1854-1864);
c. Schooner, Isabella (1864- );
d. Schooner, Lady Hillard ( - );
e. Schooner, Caspian ( - )
Nationality:: Canada (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1856, mouth of Genesee River, damaged at the pier and repaired, hull $1, 200 loss;
2. 9/00/1860, lost sails in a gale and refitted, $300 loss;
3. 5/00/1861, lost canvass and topmasts, sprang a leak, put into Port Dalhousie for repairs, $450 loss;
4. 8/00/1872, Omela Canada, Lake Erie, caught on fire and burned, $8, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *According to Schooner Days and John Poole's notes the name of this schooner was a follows: "Dove:", then "Alwida", "Isabella", "Lady Hilliard", then "Caspian"; The "Caspian" was owned by David Hudson at Brighton, in 1864 and in a vessel Register it was noted that she was the former "Lady Hilliard"; The Lady Hilliard was the former "Isabella" owned by H. Hudins of Milford in Prince Edward County; The "Isabella" was the former Schooner, "Alwilda" which was the former Schooner, 'Dove"; The link between all the name changes could not be confirmed as there was too much missing data;
She is valued at $1,000 in 1860 and 1864;
1864, she is valued at $1,200;
1864, she was valued at $1,500; 1871, she was valued at $1,000;
1866, she was formerly the Schooner Alwilda which ran out of Picton;
In 1869, she was owned at Brighton, Ontario; 1872, She was owned in Quebec;
1866 Canadian Register says she was owned at Port Burwell, Ontario;
Sources:: 1. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873;
2. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861, 1/22/1862;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;
7. Vessel Register: 1864;

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