Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Fox (Schooner, 1823)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Fox
Year of Build:
1823
Rebuilt:
1. (c. 1827);
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
McGee, Thomas, (1823); Green, Albert S., (1827);
Master(s):
Green, Albert S., (1823-1827);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1823)
Hull Dimensions
1823
Length: 40' Width/Beam: 12' Depth: 3' 8"
1827
Length: 39' 6" Width/Beam: 11' 10" Depth: 3' 9"
Tonnage
1823
Gross: 17 + 25/95
1827
Gross: 15 + 92/95
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Portland 11-18-1823
November 18, 1823
   Port: Portland* Number: 3 of 1823
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: 4-4-1824
April 4, 1824

Reason: Changed Owner
April 21, 1827
   Port: Portland Number: 6 of 1827
Next document: 10-16-1827
October 16, 1827
   Port: Detroit** Number: 2 of 1827
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 10-22-1827
October 22, 1827
   Port: Sandusky
Next document: Detroit 11-21827
November 24, 1827
   Port: Detroit
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Fox (1823- )
Nationality:
American (1823- )
Notes
General notes:
*On the back of the register is a note that says, "Tonnage according to the length, breadth and depth here given".
Calculations follow that show how tonnage was figured;
**Vessel was rebuilt sometime between 1823 and 1827;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan, Portland (Sandusky), Ohio;
2. Certificates of Registry: Detroit, Michigan, Portland (Sandusky), Ohio;
3. Cleveland Herald: 6/2/1826;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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