Seneca (Brigantine, 1846)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Crocker, Lucius G., (1846); Pardee, William J., (1846-1852); Bronson, Alvin, (1846-1852); Price, Samuel H., (1855); Fisher, Frederick, P., (1855); Fisher, F. T., (1856);
Master(s):: Collins, N., (1846-1848); Igoe, Frances, (1852); Budds, George, (1855); O'niel, D., (1856);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 13, 1846: Port: Oswego Number: 22 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-3-1848
April 3, 1848: Port: Oswego Number: 3 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-5-1852
April 5, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 7 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-2-1855
July 2, 1855: Port: Oswego Number: 22 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-20-1856
April 20, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Seneca (1846- )*
Nationality:: American (1846- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/6/1851, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (railroad iron), repaired, $800 loss;
2. 10//27/1853, Lake Erie, damaged in a gale, (railroad iron), repaired, $1, 200 loss;
3. 12/4/1854, West Sister Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
4. 5/2/1856, Chicago River, collision, (Schooner, Denmark), repaired, $500 loss;
5. 9/18/1856, Kalamazoo, ashore and hull went to pieces, (lumber), cargo $2, 000 loss, hull $4, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *She was a Schooner built Brig;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

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