Eagle (Schooner, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Daniel Dibble
Ownership Notes:: Dibble, Daniel, (1845); Wakeman, Dibble, (1845); Sacket, Harrison, (1845); Bell, E., (1845); Weed, William, (1845); Marsh, Calvin, (1846);
Master(s):: Sacket, Harrison P., (1845-1846); Finefield, (1852);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 7, 1845: Port: Sandusky Number: 10 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 10-5-1846
October 5, 1846: Port: Sandusky Number: 16 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 8-30-1848
August 30, 1848: Port: Sandusky Number: 22 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-20-1850
March 20, 1850: Port: Sandusky
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Eagle (1845-1852)
Nationality:: American (1845-1852)
Chronology:: 1. 11/29/1848, Point Abino, ashore and released, ($100 loss);
2. 4/24/1850, Long Point, Lake Erie, lost both anchors, ashore and released;
3. 8/10/1852, near Buffalo, collision, (Steamer, Northern Indiana), repaired, $600 loss;
4. 11/12/1852, Maitland, Lake Erie, ashore and sank, (wheat), (1 life lost), $12, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Sandusky, Ohio
3. True Democrat (Cleveland): 11/24/1852;
4. Cleveland Herald: 4/24/1850, 11/17/1852;
5. Daily Courier (Buffalo): 5/22/846;
6. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 11/21/1845, 12/27/1845, 1/12/1846;
7. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 12/8/1848, 1/3/1849, 11/9/1852, 11/29/1852, 12/2/1852, 11/17/1852;
8. Buffalo Express: 12/9/1848, 12/24/1852;
9. Commercial Advertiser & Journal (Buffalo): 12/30/1848;
10. Buffalo Morning Express: 4/1/1851, 4/10/1851, 4/21/1851, 4/24/1851, 5/1/1851,5/5/1851, 5/12/1851, 5/14/1851, 5/23/1851;
11. John Poole's notes;

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