F. C. Clark (Brigantine, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Clair, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Thomas Quayle
Ownership Notes:: Winslow, R. G.,(1849); Elkene, H. R., (1850); Douglas, R. A., (1854); Pierce, D. C., (1855); Barney, A. H., (1852);
Master(s):: Carlete, W., (1849); Forsyth, R., (1850); Douglas, R. A., (1854); Pierce, F. C., (1854); Pierce, F. C., (1853); Eagen, W. M., (1851-1852);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 19, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 45 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 2-19-1850
February 19, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-24-1851
June 24, 1851: Port: Milwaukee Number: 20 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-17-1852
May 17, 1852: Port: Cleveland Number: 28 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1854
April 17, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 30 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-15-1855
June 15, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 49 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, F. C.Clark (1849-1856)
Nationality:: American (1849-1856)
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1851, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, damaged cargo, repaired, $3, 600 loss;
2. 6/28/1851, Lake Huron, dismasted and towed into port, $1, 100 loss;
3. 11/12/1852, Middle Island, Lake Huron, ashore, (barley), released, $1, 000 loss;
4. 4/18/1853, 10 miles from Chicago, struck by lightning and repaired;
5. 10/17/1856, Manitowoc, ashore and hull went to pieces, cargo $1750 loss, hull $8, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 678;

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