Robert Wood (Schooner, 1841)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: John Oades
Ownership Notes:: Dixon, D. H., (1845); Merick, E. G., (1846); Fitzhugh, D., (1847); Bently, J. B., (1852); Mulford, J. E., (1852); Colburn, H., (1853);
Master(s):: Miner, (1842); Dixon, D. H., (1845); Gray, W., (1846); Turner, B., (1847); Morgan, J., (1852); Black, G., (1853);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 29, 1841: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 13 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: French Creek 6-2-1845
June 2, 1845: Port: French Creek Number: 12 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-9-1846
April 9, 1846: Port: French Creek Number: 8 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-1-1847
April 1, 1847: Port: Oswego Number: 3 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-7-1852
May 7, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 24 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 5-26-1852
May 26, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 31 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-6-1853
October 6, 1853: Port: Oswego Number: 45 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Robert Wood (1841- )
Nationality:: American (1841-)
Chronology:: 1. 10/18/1844, Lake Erie, damaged a cargo of merchandise, $10, 000 loss;
2. 4/18/1854, 20 miles off Dunkirk, Lake Erie, waterlogged and capsized, (lumber), towed into port, $2, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; French Creek, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; French Creek, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
1. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 642;

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