Birmingham (Schooner, 1843)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Benjamin Goodsell
Ownership Notes:: Willard, Nelson, (1850); Munger, Edwin H., (1854); Mills, Robert, (1854);
Master(s):: Parsons, (1843); Vroom, (1846); Mcgrover, (1846); Dorms, Orin C., (1850); Saunders, (1851); Mills, Robert, (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Sandusky 8-1-1848
August 1, 1848: Port: Sandusky Number: 17 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-5-1850
August 5, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 69 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-20-1854
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May 20, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 118 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 7-13-1854
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July 13, 1854: Port: Erie
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Birmingham (1843- )
Nationality:: American (1843- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/8/1851, Port Burwell, ashore and released;
2. 12/7/1854, Horse Shoe Reef, Buffalo, ashore, (coal), released, $400 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 5/13/1843, cleared Vermilion for Sandusky.
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;

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