L. D. Coman (Schooner, 1848)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Hearn, (1860); Scott, (1860); Cox, James A., (1863-1864); Johnson, (1863); Jex, Charles, A., (1865);
Master(s):: Marsh, (1851); Cox, James A., (1862); Arrow, G. R. M., (1863); Jex, Charles, A., (1865);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Presque Isle 7-20-1857
July 20, 1857: Port: Presque Isle Number: 16 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-19-1862
July 19, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 123 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-26-1863
June 26, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 122 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-23-1865
March 23, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Toledo 4-24-1866
April 24, 1866: Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, L. D. Colman (1848-1865)
Nationality:: American (1848-1865)
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1855, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, jetted deck load, (coal), repaired, cargo $200 loss, hull $250 loss;
2. 10/00/1855, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and repaired, $500 loss;
3. 12/3/1856, 14 to 16 miles below Erie, Freeport, ashore, (coal), released, cargo $3, 000 loss, hull $1, 000 loss;
4. 9/00/1863, Detroit River, collision, repaired, $1, 300 loss;
5. 4/00/65, Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron, wrecked;

Notes

General notes:: 1864, she is valued at $3,000;
1863, her home port was Port Huron;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

Contact

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