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51 Ships that changed their names Schooners-Steamers-Yachts

dsegelquist  (View posts) Posted: 27 Jan 2006 3:06PM GMT
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If you see a ship you need info on let me know. Some of the info well be owners name compay and State and a little more.

1. 1852-Register to issue to the Queen of Dundee and her name changed to Kate Wheeler.

2. 1853-Register to issue to the Prentice and her name changed to Leonie.

3. 1853-Register to issue to the Fanny, under the name of the Golden Mirror.


4. 1853-Name of the steamer Forest City changed to that of the Bay City.

5. 1853-Register to issue to the Brazil Packet, under the name of the May.

6. 1853-Name of the Roger Williams changed to Ed Paraguay.

7. 1853-Name of the Ontario changed to the Carrier Pigeon.

8. 1854-Register to issue to the Falcon, and her name changed to the Queen City.

9. 1854-Register to be issued to the John Dutton under the name of the Emma Eger.

10. 1854-Register to issue to the Abeona, under the name of Mount Vernon.

11. 1854-Register to be issued to the 'El Paraguay,' by the name of 'V. H. Joy.'

12. 1854-Register to issue to the Hallowell under name and title of James Rose

13. 1854-Register to be issued to the Amelia, by the name of Abby Frances.

14. 1854-Authority to change the name of the Glamorgan to the Wizard.

15. 1868-The yacht 'W. W. Abell,' to be called 'Ethel,'

16. 1868-'L' Hirondelle' to be named 'Dauntless.'

17. 1863-change the name of the brig ''Concord'' to that of the ''Rising Sun,''

18. 1863-the British colonial-built steam vessel ''City of Toronto,'' and to change her name to that of ''Frankfort.''

19. 1872-change the name of the pleasure-yacht Ellie to be Falcon.

20. 1871-To change the name of the schooner Lois to that of Sea Witch.

21. 1868-To change the name of the ship Golconda to Mary Caroline Stevens.

22. 1860-change the name of the steamboat Antelope to be the Ajax.

23. 1860-change the name of the ship ''Rockall'' to the ''Massachusetts.''

24. 1870-change the name of the ship "William F. Storer." to the “ Hamilton Fish”.

25. 1848-change the name of the steamboat ''Charles Downing,'' to the ''Calhoun.''

26. 1862-Changing the name of the steamboat ''Charlotte Vanderbilt'' to that of ''William F. Russell.''

27. 1848-change the name of Photius Kavasales, to that of Photius Fisk.

28. 1862-To change the name of the schooner “ Frank Pierce” to “ General Sigel”.

29. 1862- To change the name of the Bark “ Henry H. Dider to “ Flora “.

30. 1860-To change the name of the Vessel “ Maury “ to “ Benefactress”.

31. 1855-To change the name of the Schooner “ J. H. Holmes to be “ Effort “.

32. 1855-To change the name of the Steamer “ Franklin Pierce to be “ Texana”.

33. 1862-change the name of the steamship ''Coatzacoalcos'' to ''America.''

34. 1862-change the name of the vessel ''John Faron'' to Excelsior.

35. 1854-change the name of the American built brig ''John Dutton,'' to be “Emma Eger”.

36. 1852-change the name of the American built Schooner named Amelia to be “Harbinger”.

37. 1854-To change the name of the American built brig Como to that of Jehossee

38. 1872-change the name of the schooner La Pette to La Petite.

39. 1854-change the name of the American-built brig ''Hallowell'' to that of ''James Rose.''

40. 1862.-Changing the name of the American-built schooner ''Curtis Mann'' to that of ''Supply.''

41. 1862-Changing the name of the American-built schooner ''Tom Dyer'' to that of ''Dolphin.''

42 1872-change of the name of the schooner Benjamin to the Sea Lark.

43. 1871-change the name of the sloop "Margaret & Amelia." to be “Reindeer”.

44. 1871-change the name of the steamboat R. L. Mabey to the Florida

45. 1864-change the name of the steamboat ''Magnet,'' of Buffalo, to ''Home.''

46. 1867-to permit the owner of the yacht ''Mayflower'' to change the name to be ''Silvie.''

47. 1865-To change the name of the propeller F. W. Backus to ''Metacomet.''

48. 1863-the steam-vessel Blue Bonnet, formerly a British colonial vessel, and to change her name from Blue Bonnet to Peconic.

49. 1863-change the name of the steamer ''J. L. McGill'' to that of the ''Hope.''

50. 1869.-Changing the name of the steamship Aries, of the Philadelphia and Boston steamship line, to that of Spartan.

51. 1864-change the name of the steamboat ''Gem,'' of Wheeling, to Emma Boyd.


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