Thomas A. Stevens Town of Portland Vessels Built on the Connecticut River Vessel Name Type Master Carpenter/Builder Year Tonnage Length
Trumbull War Ship 1776 700 Bourbon War Ship 1778 Nabby Brigantine 1785 103 67 Seaflower Schooner 1790 43 52 Neptune Brigantine 1793 119 51/95 64-9 Hannah Brigantine 1795 154 12/19 74-5 Olympus Schooner 1795 90 86/95 57-6 Orlando Ship 1795 330 42/95 100 Polly Brigantine 1795 138 74-5 Eagle Brigantine 1796 110 42/95 66 Etna Schooner 1796 99 4/19 70 George Sloop 1796 79 81/95 60 Romp Schooner 1796 92 86/95 68-6 Connecticut War Ship 1798-9 548 36/95 125 Alert Schooner Charles Churchill 1799 88 84/95 63-6 Huron Ship George Lewis 1799 292 1/19 99-8 Lambert Schooner George Bush 1799 127 14/19 72 Lucy Brigantine Charles Churchill 1799 186 24/95 79 Mary Brigantine Elisha Bush 1799 94 66/95 62-8 Sally Ship John Button 1799 236 89/95 88 Bachelors Brigantine Edmund Ward 1800 122 42/95 75-1 Commerce Ship Charles Churchill 1800 227 92/95 87 Edward Ship Edmund Ward 1800 184 7/95 76-6 Enterprize Brigantine John Cudworth 1800 143 9/19 73-2 Enterprize Schooner George Lewis 1800 118 4/95 71-8 Lydia Brigantine Abel Lewis 1800 132 13/95 69-4 Maria Schooner Phillip Gildersleeve 1800 98 16/95 68 Mechanic Schooner Elisha Bush 1800 92 87/95 66-4 Mohawk Brigantine Asa Stannard 1800 158 22/95 76 Orion Ship Phillip Gildersleeve 1800 337 12/95 99-6 Republican Sloop Henry Jones 1800 83 37/95 63-2 3/4 Sally Schooner Elisha Bush 1800 97 67/95 67-9 Swan Schooner Richard Brown 1800 98 8/95 66-11 Betsey Sloop George Bush 1801 81 1/95 68 Cleopatra Brigantine Joseph Pelton 1801 111 8/19 64-7 Fame Ship Daniel Hale 1801 264 14/19 88-9 Jefferson Schooner Abel Lewis 1801 98 48/95 66 Jupitor Ship Charles Churchill 1801-02 355 59/95 101-7 Mary Brigantine George Lewis 1801 138 44/95 67-10 Polly and Fanny Schooner Anthony Ames 1801 44 73/95 50-10 Elisa Sloop Phillip Gildersleeve 1802 75 9/95 60-4 Mars Schooner John Button 1802 58 71/95 59-11 Mary Sloop David Churchill 1802 74 12/95 59-4 Two Friends Sloop Nicholas Ames 1802 77 47/95 59-7 Weasel Schooner Phillip Gildersleeve 1802 107 44/95 67-9
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Abeona Ship Edmund Ward 1803 346 9/19 99-6 Dispatch Ship Edmund Ward 1803 297 42/95 91-3 Flora Schooner Charles Churchill 1803 93 43/95 63 Harriot Schooner Phillip Gildersleeve 1803 95 47/95 64 Julia Sloop Phillip Gildersleeve 1803 57 69/95 53-9 Louisiana Schooner Phillip Gildersleeve 1803 119 18/95 75 Margaret Schooner George Lewis 1803 130 92/95 66 Maria Ship David Churchill 1803 212 29/95 78 Minerva Brigantine John Button 1803 160 69/95 71 Connecticut Ship Phillip Gildersleeve 1804 260 16/19 88-4 Hamilton Ship Edmund Ward 1804 257 4/95 85-6 Orion Ship Thomas Child 1804 322 16/95 94-6 Shepardess Ship Oliver Bates 1804 248 14/95 87 Actor Schooner Phillip Gildersleeve 1805 128 5/19 69-6 Adherbal Schooner Edmund Ward 1805 149 16/95 74 Agenora Schooner George Lewis 1805 151 4/19 74 Clarissa Brig Charles Churchill 1805 185 14/95 83-4 George Schooner Phillip Gildersleeve 1805 135 87/95 69-6 Driver Schooner Edmund Ward 1806 102 9/95 63-6 Emily Schooner Edmund Ward 1806 89 63 James Wells Brig Edmund Ward 1806 178 11/95 75-6 Mary Sloop Anthony Ames 1806 44 42/95 46-6 Mary Ship Charles Churchill 1806 336 21/95 97 Pocahontas Brig Abel Lewis 1806 167 12/19 74 St. Tammany Brig Abel Lewis 1806 155 42/95 73-4 Three Friends Brig Oliver Bates 1806 166 58/95 75 Edmund Schooner Edmund Ward 1807 138 10/19 72 Golden Fleece Ship Charles Churchill 1807 296 11/19 93-6 Pizarro Brig Charles Churchill 1807 186 2/19 79-4 Julia and Mary Brig Daniel Hale 1808 180 24/95 79 Renown Brig Abel Lewis 1808 151 17/95 77 Young Connecticut Schooner Henry Gildersleeve 1808 156 59/95 80-9 Eliza Schooner Charles Churchill 1809 150 94/95 80-6 Hope Schooner Charles Churchill 1809 Nimrod Schooner Henry Gildersleeve 1809 175 68/95 84 Oneida Ship Charles Churchill 1809 259 8/95 89-6 Alliance Brig Charles Churchill 1810 278 12/95 88-6 Botanic Brig Edmund Ward 1810 235 62/95 84 Pauline Schooner Abel Lewis 1810 163 18/19 80-9 America Brig David Churchill 1811 169 13/19 81-7 Chatham Brig Charles Churchill 1811 199 17/95 80-6 Don Roderick Brig Charles Churchill 1811 269 51/95 93-6 Hiram Schooner 1811 122 6/95 72-6 Lambert Brig Elizur Abbey 1811 172 28/95 81 Gleaner Schooner D. & D. Churchill 1812 179 11/19 85-6 Holkar Brig 1812 294 42/95 102-6
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Young Holkar Schooner Elizur Abbey 1812 145 29/95 81 Holkar Brig Charles Churchill 1813 402 6/19 116 Tom Boline Schooner C & D Churchill 1813 269 77/95 106-8 Macedonian Brig Charles Churchill 1814 407 77/95 116-9 Boxer U.S. Brig D. & D. Churchill 1815 370 98 Chatham Ship Charles Churchill 1815 354 1/5 102 Comet Ship Charles Churchill 1815 303 59/95 90-6 Governour Griswold Ship Charles Churchill 1815 368 44/95 104-8 Saranac U.S. Brig D. & D. Churchill 1815 360 94 Harriot Sloop 1817 48 17/95 54-11 Mary Sloop Abel Lewis 1817 42 16/95 19-7 Mary Sloop Charles Churchill 1819 96 2/95 65 Missouri Schooner Charles Churchill 1819 93 51/95 66-5 Boston Packet Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1821 68 82/95 62-7 Geneva Schooner Charles Churchill 1821 97 18/95 Eagle Sloop 1822 78 89/95 65 Robert Sloop 1822 72 14/19 61 Caravan Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1823 75 27/95 65-8 Comet Sloop 1823 69 18/19 60-7 William Sloop 1823 76 18/19 64-6 Edward Sloop Elizur Abbey 1824 81 41/95 64-2 Henry Schooner Elizur Abbey 1824 113 13/95 73-9 Alfred Sloop Elizur Abbey 1825 73 92/95 62-6 Gordon Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1825 82 72/95 65 Pacific Sloop 1825 67 7/95 63-8 Eagle Sloop 1826 78 21/95 64 Emily Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1826 87 46/95 67-10 James Sloop Elizur Abbey 1826 72 5/19 62-8 Stranger Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1826 123 81/95 75-4 Albany Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1827 94 83/95 66-10 Mary Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1827 86 78/95 68-2 Planter Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1827 81 60-7 Aspasia Schooner Charles Churchill 1828 146 46/95 78-10 China Schooner Charles Churchill 1828 129 4/19 77 Niagara Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1828 98 4/19 71-9 Boston Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1829 133 28/95 79-5 Jane Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1830 87 54/95 66-8 Deborah Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1831 113 86/95 73-7 Frances Ann Brig S. Gildersleeve 1831 182 39/95 84 4 1/2 Franklin Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1832 81 27/95 68-2 Jane Maria Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1832 94 82/95 71-2 Statira Brig S. Gildersleeve 1832 165 71/95 82 Lydia Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1833 135 89/95 80-5 Mary Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1833 126 2/19 81-6 Mary Shields Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1833 89 83/95 71-6 Brace Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1834 118 77/95 78-9
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Erie Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1834 128 23/95 74-10 Mary Jane Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1834 118 77/95 78-9 Amelia Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1835 91 92/95 68-10 Ellen Schooner Elizur Abbey 1835 99 5/19 74-6 Henrietta Jane Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1835 58 34/95 63 Julia Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1835 64 14/19 59-4 Marietta Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1835 117 73/95 78-5 Orion Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1835 81 47/95 67-5 Coral Schooner Elizur Abbey 1836 94 84/95 73-3 Joel Hall Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1836 95 43/95 72 Mary Elizabeth Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1836 68 88/95 64-3 Octavia Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1836 147 3/95 82-3 William Bryan Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1836 96 31/95 79 Corene Schooner Elizur Abbey 1837 98 61/95 73-3 Marmion Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1837 96 67/95 77-4 Shoal Water Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1837 57 37/95 70 Eliot Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1838 149 88/95 80 Isabella Brig S. Gildersleeve 1838 199 16/95 87-6 Manchester Schooner Elizur Abbey 1838 197 13/19 87-6 James Darling 1839 129 69/95 85-9 Joseph Sloop Elizur Abbey 1839 94 73/95 71-3 Phoenix Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1839 74 23/95 64-6 Robert Mills Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1839 98 84/95 79-8 Samuel Hall Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1839 93 7/19 71-9 Henry Sloop S. Gildersleeve 1840 88 69/95 69 Sterling Brig S. Gildersleeve 1840 293 Cornelia Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1841 197 87 Mary Brig S. Gildersleeve 1841 193 67/95 86 Star Scow-Sloop S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1841 41 83/95 62 Star Republic Barque S. Gildersleeve 1842 305 27/95 110-5 Middletown Ferry Boat S. Gildersleeve 1843 Empire Brig S. Gildersleeve 1844 218 36/95 123 Lone Star Schooner S. Gildersleeve 1844 48 48/95 60-2 Orator Sloop 1844 48 8/19 55 Thetis Schooner Elizur Abbey 1844 48 87/95 56 Favorite Schooner 1845 46 12/95 55-10 Hartford Ship S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1845 510 82/95 131 Silas Brainerd Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1845 86 16/19 70 J. G. McNeil Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1846 55 41/95 64-8 Lawerence Schooner Elizur Abbey 1846 91 36/95 72 Marion Ship S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1846 449 Nathaniel Shaler Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1846 90 77/95 70 Alfred Hall Schooner Elizur Abbey 1846 88 43/95 71-9 Uncle Bill Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1846 47 21/95 61 Daniel Russell Schooner Elizur Abbey 1847 91 28/95 70 Harmonia Ship S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1847 610 42/95 140-6
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Henry Trowbridge Brig 1847 172 1/5 Robert Smith Schooner Elizur Abbey 1847 91 28/95 70 Stephen F. Austin Ship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1847 447 Benjamin R. Milan Ship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1848 472 21/95 128-7 William B. Travis Ship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1848 569 28/95 133-5 James W. Fanning Ship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1849 372 17/95 119 Freestone Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1850 88 18/19 68 George Gillum Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1850-51 99 8/19 74 John Wright Schooner Elizur Abbey 1850 108 71/95 83-4 Joseph Hall Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1850 93 48/95 71-6 William Gray Schooner Elizur Abbey 1850 93 1/19 72 Wm. H. Wharton Ship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1850 693 2/5 139-9 Ellen M. Duffield Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1851 115 93/95 77 Frederick Hall Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1851 104 94/95 78 Harvest Bark S. Gildersleeve & Son 1851 425 Joseph Rogers Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1851 115 93/95 77 S. Nelson Hall Schooner Elizur Abbey 1851 134 12/95 84-6 Charles H. Northam Schooner Elizur Abbey 1852 92 62/95 71-5 Hannah E. Chave Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1852 92 7/19 71 Ravenswood Ship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1852 665 67/95 139-3 Eagle Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1853 130 84/95 85-6 Jane M. Brainerd Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1853 97 9/19 73-6 Lion Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1853 131 5/19 85-8 Samuel N. williams Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1853 59 91/95 59 Edward M. Clark Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1854 179 24/95 114 S. Gildersleeve Ship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1854 847 11/19 156 J. Godfrey Bark S. Gildersleeve & Son 1855 486 87/95 131 James Lawrence Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1855 195 Annie J. Russell Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1856 123 8/19 82 Parthenia St. Propellor S. Gildersleeve & Son 1856 190 94/95 126-6 National Guard Ship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1857 1046 42/95 162-9 J. C. Kuhn Bark S. Gildersleeve & Son 1859 888 64/95 153 Spare Boat St. Ferry Boat S. Gildersleeve & Son 1859 43 17/20 44 Free Wind Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1860 168 79/95 105 Cayuga U.S. Gunboat S. Gildersleeve & Son 1861 507 158 Steam Dudley Buck Propellor S. Gildersleeve & Son 1862 294 148 Rival Brig S. Gildersleeve & Son 1862 568 61/95 129 America Steamship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1863 813 Edmund F. Meaney Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1864 167 77/95 93 United States Steamship S. Gildersleeve & Son 1864 1180 197 J. I. Worthington Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1864 258 83/95 113-3 Emily S. Gildersleeve Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1865 201 7/10 108-5 Helen Augusta Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1865 141 8/25 94-7 David Currie Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1866 171 2/5 100 Florence H. Allen Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Son 1866 366
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Henry Harteau Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1866 137 8/25 86 Marcia S. Lewis Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1867 347 120 Mary E. Rankin Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1867 349 120 F. Grenville Russell Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1868 173 1/20 94 Sabine Bark S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1868 843 155 Brazos Bark S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1870 917 17/63 175 Portland Ferry Boat S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1870 329 3/13 98 J. W. Allison St. Propellor S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1871 112 17/81 93-6 Middlesex St. Propellor S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1871 188 23/50 124 Protection Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1871 636 36/59 City of Dallas Steamship S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1872 914 185 H. J. Bean Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1873 611 8/25 Louise P. Mallory Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1873 300 1/5 120-8 Ada G. Shortland Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1874 226 21/25 117-4 Leona Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1874 202 1/5 114-5 Minot F. Winch Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1874 630 8/25 Ruth Robinson Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1874 427 8/89 139-9 William Kemp Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1875 586 9/25 William Nelson Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1875 John W. Mason Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1876 605 12/25 No. 41 Lightship S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1876 Robert Burns Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1876 Nameless Oil Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1877 85.85 Rebecca Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1879 141.91 98-2 Chas. E. Goin Lighter S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1880 111.2 C. F. Deering Lighter S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1880 101.32 Nautilus Oil Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1880 Navigator Oil Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1880 Neptune Oil Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1880 Nimrod Oil Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1880 Novelty Oil Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1880 138.86 Nymph Oil Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1880 P. C. Golder Lighter S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1881 121.1 Samuel Walker Lighter S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1881 114.28 Emily Shepard Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1882 170.72 102-5 O.M. Hitchcock Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1882 120.21 Emily F. Northam Schooner S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1883 315.83 131-2 Samuel B. Baker Jr. Lighter S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1883 173.19 Mattabessett Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1884 73.67 S.T. W. Sandford Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1884 Wm. DeGroot Ice Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1884 Volunteer Barge S. Gildersleeve & Sons 1887 336.03 Brownstone Steam Ferry 1889 126.73 82-7 Alma Barge Alfred Gildersleeve 1902 368
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