President (Schooner, 1841)

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Identification

Vessel name:: President
Year of Build:: 1841

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Augustus Jones
Ownership Notes:: Kinnie, Henry M., (1842); Richmond, Dean, (1842); Carney, James A., (1842); Richmond, Thomas, (1842); Conner, J. O., (1852); Crawfore, A., (1853); Dayle, M., (1853); Crawford, A., (1853); Richmond, Dean, (1853); Parson, Peter S., (1854);
Master(s):: Shepard, Owen, (1842); Henry, Hiram M., (1845); Anderson,J., (1852); Crawford,A., (1853);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1841)

Hull Dimensions

1841: Length: 86' 10" Width/Beam: 20' 3" Depth: 8' 9"

Tonnage

1841: Gross: 139 + 33/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 18, 1841: Port: Sandusky Number: 4 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-14-1842
June 14, 1842: Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-13-1845
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June 13, 1845: Port: Buffalo Number: 30 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-29-1847
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July 29, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 84 1/2 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-31-1849
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July 31, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 71 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-15-1851
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August 15, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 69 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-9-1852
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March 9, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 15 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1853
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April 4, 1853: Port: Chicago Number: 13 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-14-1853
October 14, 1853: Port: Chicago Number: 49 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-14-1853
October 14, 1853: Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, President (1841- )
Nationality:: American (1841- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/12/1847, St. Joseph, became waterlogged, struck pier, carried away her jibboom, bowsprit, and loosened her
foremast, (wheat), repaired;
2. 9/27/1848, Oswego East Harbor, ashore and released;
3. 5/24/1852, near Pierre Marquette, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $300 loss;
4. 4/00/1854, Muskegon, ashore and released, $800 loss;
5. 12/2/1854, Point Betsy, Lake Michigan, ashore, (lumber);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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