Janette (Schooner, 1829)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Janette
Year of Build:: 1829
Rebuilt:: 1. 1831;
2. 1832;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Brighten, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Billet Head
Builder Name:: Ezra Rogers
Ownership Notes:: Rogers, Diodate, (1829-1831); Rogers, Ezra, (1829-1831); Trowbridge, Elias, (1829); Fitzhue, Henry, (1834);
Master(s):: Rogers, Ezra, (1829-1830); Case, Elias P., (1830); King, James, (1834);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1829)

Hull Dimensions

1829: Length: 60' 5" Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 5' 3"
1831: Length: 62' 4" Width/Beam: 19' 6" Depth: 6' 4"

Tonnage

1829: Gross: 49 + 24/95
1831: Gross: 66 + 74/95
1832: Gross: 64 + 6/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 14, 1829: Port: Genesee Number: 1 of 1829
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Genesee 5-30-1829
May 30, 1829: Port: Genesee Number: 5 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Genesee 6-26-1829
June 26, 1829: Port: Genesee Number: 4 of 1829
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Genesee 7-10-1829
July 10, 1829: Port: Genesee Number: 7 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-11-1829
August 11, 1829: Port: Oswego Number: 6 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Genesee 8-29-1829
August 29, 1829: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 6 of 1829
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-4-1829
September 4, 1829: Port: Oswego
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Genesee 6-4-1830
June 4, 1830: Port: Genesee Number: 1 of 1830
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-5-1830
October 5, 1830: Port: Oswego Number: 1 of 1830
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Genesee 11-10-1830
November 10, 1830: Port: Genesee Number: 4 of 1830
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-4-1831
November 4, 1831: Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 4-18-1832
April 18, 1832: Port: Oswego Number: 2 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt**

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Janette (1829-1834)*
Nationality:: American (1829-1834)
Chronology:: 1. 11/19/1834, Oswego, struck east pier, sank (3 lives lost), (wheat), $5, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *On first enrollment the vessel name is "Janette" inside the document and "Jannette" on the outside; Newspapers referred to the vessel as "Jeannette", "Jeanette", "Janette", "Janet", and "Jannete";
**Vessel is noted in the newspapers as being on Lake Erie in 1834;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Genesee, New York; Ogdensburgh, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan; Genesee, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. Certificates of Registry: Detroit, Michigan; Genesee, New York; Ogdensburgh, New York; Oswego, New York;
4. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 7/5/1834;
5. Cobourg Star: 12/17/1834;
6. Buffalo Whig: 12/17/1834;
7. 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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