Fairfield (Schooner, 1846)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Fairfield
Year of Build:: 1846
Major repairs:: 1861;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1856, John Gould, Clayton, New York;
Official Number:: 9195

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York;*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Billet Head
Builder Name:: Louis Shickluna
Ownership Notes:: Mead, A., (1846); Barvoler, T., (1847); Calvin, A. R., (1854-1856); Carter, E., (1858); Caroy, (1860); Calvin, (1860); Whitney, D., (1862-1865); Dibble, N.H., (1863-1866); Mayes, E., (1866); Keller, M., (1867);
Master(s):: Mead, A., (1846-1847); Carter, E., (1854-1858); Marshall, D., (1855); Shiley, W., (1859); Elliott, L, (1862; Dibble, N. H., (1863-1865); Estell, H., (1866); Keller, M., (1867);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1846)

Hull Dimensions

1846: Length: 108' 3" Width/Beam: 23' 4" Depth: 9' 8"
1856: Length: 112' Width/Beam: 23' 7" Depth: 10' 5"
1865: Length: 111' Width/Beam: 23.5' Depth: 10.4'

Tonnage

1846: Gross: 223 + 80/95
1856: Gross: 246 + 85/95
1865: Gross: 169.91

Enrollments/Registration

May 18, 1846: Port: Oswego Number: 24 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-11-1847
April 11, 1847: Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 11-15-1849
November 15, 1849: Port: Oswego Number: 43 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 2-11-1852
February 11, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 1 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 7-5-1854
July 5, 1854: Port: French Creek Number: 21 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-14-1855
April 14, 1855: Port: French Creek Number: 33 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 6-6-1856
June 6, 1856: Port: French Creek Number: 51 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (New)
Next document: Cape Vincent 4-10-1858
April 10, 1858: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 64 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-1-1859
April 1, 1859: Port: French Creek Number: 701 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-1-1862
April 1, 1862: Port: French Creek Number: 87 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-9-1862
September 9, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 159 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-27-1863
August 27, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 170 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 8-5-1864
August 5, 1864: Port: Toledo Number: 9 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-12-1865
April 12, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 32 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 5-20-1865
May 20, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 182 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-14-1866
May 14, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 113 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-25-1867
February 25, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 207 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-21-1869; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Fairfield (1846-1869)
Nationality:: American (1846-1869)
Chronology:: 1. 1/00/1858, Clayton, dragged ashore and released, $700 loss;
2. 5/00/1861, off Mohawk Island, Lake Erie, lost her master overboard;
3. 7/26/1861, St. Lawrence, struck by lightning, lost one spar, repaired, $100 loss;
4. 5/00/1863, St. Lawrence River, struck a shoal, repaired, $3, 200 loss;
5. 7/00/1863, Buffalo, collision, repaired, $420 loss;
6. 4/00/1865, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $750 loss;
7. 5/00/1867, near Buffalo, Lake Erie, ashore on a reef and released, $900 loss;
8. 9/00/1869, Bailey's Harbor, ashore, $5, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Merchant Vessels says she was built at Niagara, Ontario;
(1860-Vessel Register)-$5,500 Value-B1 (1863-Vessel Register)-$5,000 Value-B1 (1864-Vessel Register)-$3,600 Value-B2 (1866-Vessel Register)-$3,500 Value-B2 (1871-Vessel Register)- Just Listed
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; French Creek, New York;
Oswego, New York; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; French Creek, New York;
Oswego, New York; Toledo, Ohio;
3. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 1/22/1862;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
6. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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