Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Nautilus (Sloop, 1816)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Nautilus
Year of Build:
1816
Rebuilt:
1. 1818, Sandusky, Ohio;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Wilson & Dobrow
Ownership Notes:
Barrett, Oliver, (1817); Gallagher, David, (1817); Atkins, Grey T., (1819); Averell, Charles H., (1819); McCall, Hugh, (1822);
Master(s):
Fidler, John, (1817); Costalo, John, (1819); Atkins, Guy J., (1819);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1816)
Hull Dimensions
1816
Length: 60' 2" Width/Beam: 12' Depth: 3' 4"
1818
Length: 42' Width/Beam: 12' 8" Depth: 5' 4"
Tonnage
1816
Gross: 15 + 39/95
1818
Gross: 24 + 24/95
1822
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Danbury 4-21-1817
April 21, 1817
   Port: Danbury
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Danbury 8-23-1817
August 23, 1817
   Port: Danbury Number: 16 of 1817
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Danbury 5-24-1818
May 24, 1818
   Port: Danbury Number: 1 of 1818
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered
Next document: Sandusky 5-29-818
May 29, 1818
   Port: Sandusky Number: 1 of 1818
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Danbury 6-3-1819
June 3, 1819
   Port: Danbury* Number: 1 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 9-30-1819
September 30, 1819
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 10-7-1819
October 7, 1819
   Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 5-18-1822
May 18, 1822
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: (Sold to Foreigners)**
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Nautilus (1816- )
Nationality:
American (1816-1822); Canada (1822- )
Chronology:

1. 9/22/1817, 50 miles above Erie, capsized in a gale and towed into port;

Notes
General notes:
*Register gives gross tons as 24 + 44/95, which is an error;
**Vessel sold to Hugh McCall, a British subject in 1822;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Danbury, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Danbury, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York; Danbury, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
4. John Poole's notes;
Contact
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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