Ashland (Brigantine, 1844)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Daniel Sandford
Ownership Notes:: Allen, William, (1846); Pease, S., (1849); Crocker, L. Bronson, (1850); Hoag, T. H., (1850);
Master(s):: Handy, G., (1846-1849); Parker, C., (1850-1851);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

March 26, 1844: Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 2-14-1846
February 14, 1846: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-10-1849
November 10, 1849: Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-16-1850
May 16, 1850: Port: Oswego Number: 25 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-12-1850
August 12, 1850: Port: Oswego
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-21-1851
August 21, 1851: Port: Oswego Number: 37 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Ashland (1844- )
Nationality:: American (1844- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/18/1844, Buffalo, ashore, (wheat), released;
2. 9/1/1848, Welland Canal, struck a rock and stove a hole in the hull, repaired, (wheat), $900 loss;
3. 5/00/1853, Peninsula Point, Sandusky, Ohio, ashore, (railroad iron), released;
4. 10/20/1854, Point Pelee, struck a sunken rock, run ashore, (corn);

Notes

General notes:: 1846 enrollment gives tonnage as 200 + 28/95 which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio, Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

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