CONSTITUTION (1826, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CONSTITUTION
Year of Build:
1826
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sandusky, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
A. Jones
Original Owner and Location:
George Coit, et al, Buffalo, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
70' 6"
Beam:
20' 8"
Depth:
6' 8"
Tonnage (old style):
84 27/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Port Bruce, on Long Point.
Lake Erie.
Date:
Nov 1859
How:
Ashore.
History
Chronology:

1826, May 22 Enrolled Portland.

1827, Apr 23 Owned George Coit, S. Thompson, J. Kimberly, New York, et al.

1832, Apr 1 Owned John Kimberly, S. Thompson et al, Buffalo, NY; rebuilt 71 x 20.5 x 7.5', 91 77/95 tons.

1838, May 18 Owned John Pease, John Kimberly, Sheldon Thompson et al, Buffalo.

1842, Sep 29 Owned William Wate, et al, Buffalo.

1848 Ran Erie - Buffalo & Toledo with lumber, coal & grain.

1859, Nov Wrecked, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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