FAIRPLAY (1817, Revenue Cutter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FAIRPLAY
Year of Build:
1817
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Vermillion, OH
Vessel Type:
Revenue Cutter
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Marion, Merwin & Giddings
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
46' 4"
Beam:
14' 4"
Depth:
5' 6"
Tonnage (old style):
31 31/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Cattaraugus Creek, NY.
Lake Erie.
Date:
23 Nov 1829
How:
Sunk.
Notes:
Torn loose from anchorage, driven ashore, drifted away & sunk.
History
Chronology:

1818 Enrolled Presque Isle, sloop.

1823, Mar 28 Enrolled Detroit, MI as schooner, 2 masts; owned David Johnson, Cleveland.

1824, Oct 22 Owned Harry Whitaker, Hamburgh, Erie Co, NY.

1825, May 2 Owned Harry Whitaker et al, NY.

1826, May 3 Owned Hiram Pratt, et al, Buffalo, NY.

1829, May 15 Owned Harvey Fitch, Catauque, Co., NY & Alvah Cable, Grand River, OH.

1829, Nov 23 Sunk, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
C. Patrick Labadie
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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