Amelia (Schooner, 1841)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Amelia
Also known as:: Cincinnati
Year of Build:: 1841
Rebuilt:: 1. 1850;
2. 1858;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cape Vincent, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Lewis Goler
Ownership Notes:: Haskill, J., (18440-1845); Haskill, F., (1846); Fisher, G., (1851); McAuley, J., (1851); McAuley, F., (1858); McAuley,J., (1860); Brewster, D., (1860); Rathbarn, H. B., (1861); Card & Page, (1863-1864);
Master(s):: Forsythe, J., (1844-1846); Morgan, W., (1851); McAuley, J., (1851); A_oe, T., (1858); Cronley, T. K., (1860); Dobbie, T., (1861);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1841)

Hull Dimensions

1851: Length: 91' Width/Beam: 22' Depth: 9'
1858: Length: 91' 8" Width/Beam: 22' 11" Depth: 9' 8"

Tonnage

1850: Gross: 128 + 11/95
1858: Gross: 180 + 83

Enrollments/Registration

May 12, 1841: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 15 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cape Vincent 6-17-1841
June 17, 1841: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 16 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: 4-15-1843
April 15, 1843: Next document: Ogdensburg 4-19-1844
April 19, 1844: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 2 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-28-1845
April 28, 1845: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 5 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 6-30-1846
June 30, 1842: Port: Ogdensburg Number: 2 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Oswego 3-26-1851
March 26, 1851: Port: Oswego Number: 2 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-27-1851
March 27, 1851: Port: Oswego Number: 5 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-3-1858
April 3, 1858: Port: Oswego Number: 8 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 5-15-1860
May 15, 1860: Port: Oswego Number: 18 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-4-1864
May 1, 1861: Port: Oswego Number: 46 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-4-1864; Next document: (Sold to Foreigners)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Amelia (1841-1850);
b. Schooner, Cincinnati (1850- )
Nationality:: American (1841-1864); Canadian (1864- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/29/1854, off Long Point, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, damaged cargo of wheat and flour, repaired in Cleveland, Ohio;
2. 5/31/1856, Lake Erie, collision, (Propeller, Baltic), repaired, (staves), $150 loss;
3. 9/00/1859, Lake Ontario, split sails, lost bulwarks and deck load of hoops in a gale, repaired, $300 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1850, renamed Schooner, Cincinnati;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, Now York;
2. Enrollments: Cape Vincent, New York; Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, Now York;
3. John Poole's notes;
3. Vessel Register: 1860;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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