Sea Witch (Scow Schooner, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: S. F. Drake
Ownership Notes:: Drake, S. F., (1849); Furgerson, G. W., (1851); Fuller, D., (1857); Conner, t., (1857); Small, R., (1859); Tisdale, E., (1859);
Master(s):: Fuller, (1856); Conner, J., (1857); Ingraqham, C., (1859); Tisdale, E., (1859);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 19, 1849: Port: Cleveland Number: 30 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 9-9-1851
September 9, 1851: Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-2-1855
February 2, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-7-1855
April 7, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-16-1855
October 16, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 82 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-14-1857
August 14, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 111 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-8-1857
September 8, 1857: Port: Cleveland Number: 91 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-8-1859
July 8, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-8-1859
July 8, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 61 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Scow Schooner, Sea Witch (1849- )
Nationality:: American (1849- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/22/1851, Detroit River, struck a rock, sprang a leak, repaired, $300 loss;
2. 7/28/1857, 10 miles off Erie, Lake Erie, capsized, towed into port, $1, 000 loss;
3. 11/00/1859, Fort Erie, Lake Ontario, ashore, and became a total loss, $1, 200 loss;

Notes

General notes:: First sail vessel to ever clear from Superior City;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 7/00/1857;

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