Star (Sloop, 1838)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Joseph, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Meldrum, David, (1838); Pelter, Antoine, (1845); Meldrum, George, (1847);
Master(s):: Meldrum, David, (1838); Pelter, Antoine, (1845); Fish, (1846); Meldrum, George, (1847); Wolverton, 1851;

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Detroit 5-31-1838
May 31, 1838: Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-23-1845
October 23, 1845: Port: Detroit Number: 73 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-7-1847
August 7, 1847: Port: Detroit Number: 32 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Notes

General notes:: Home port was Salt River, Michigan, in 1838;
1854, she was registered in Detroit, but was not in the Vessel Registers for 1860 and 1863;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michgian;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Daily Courier: 5/22/1846;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 4/22/1851, 4/25/1851;
6. Democracy (Buffalo): 2/28/1855;
7. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863;

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