Republic (Bark), U21151, 1 Oct 1854

ANOTHER NEW VESSEL.---The new barque REPUBLIC made her first appearance in our harbor today. She is in dimensions 138 feet keel, 143 feet on deck, 29 feet one inch beam, and 11 feet 6 inches depth of hold, and has a burthen of 392 tons, Custom House measurement. She will fill the Welland Canal locks and carry through about 20,000 bushels of grain.
The REPUBLIC was built by Mr. John Oades at Clayton for the leading and commercial and financial house of the lakes, Messrs. E.G. Merrick & Co.
E.G. Merrick is emphatically the commercial man of the north west, having built more vessels, and having a larger interest in vessel property than any other man on the lakes and the St.lawrence. The REPUBLIC is a first class vessel in ever respects, and especially as regards strength and capacity. She is commanded by Capt. Cary, late of the barque PATHFINDER, who is an experienced, capable and skillful sailor. ---- Oswego Journal
      The Democracy, Buffalo
      Friday, October 13, 1854

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The REPUBLIC and CLAYTON, are the names of two new barques noticed by the Oswego papers, as having just arrived at that port, fresh from the ship-yard of Capt. John Oades, at Clayton. Their dimensions are about equal, being 138 feet keel, 143 feet over all, 30 feet beam, 11 and a half feet depth of hold, and 392 tons Custom House measurement. The former is to be comanded by Capt. Wm. Carey, formerly of the PATHFINDER, and the latter by Capt. John Eates.
      The Democracy, Buffalo
      Tuesday, October 17, 1854


NAME: REPUBLIC
RIG: Bark (Pre-list; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872); Schooner (1873; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879;
1880; 1880-81; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885
OFFICIAL NO: 21151
SIGNAL LETTERS:
LOA: 139.0
BEAM: 26.0
DEPTH: 11.0
GROSS: 314.30 (Pre-list; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1880-
81; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885
NET: 298.59 (1884; 1885
YEAR BUILT: 1854
STATE: OH
CITY: Clayton
HOME PORT: Clayton, NY (Pre-list; 1869); Detroit, MI (1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878;
1879; 1880; 1880-81; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885
YEARS LISTED: Pre-list; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1880-81; 1882;
1883; 1884; 1885
NOTES:
      Mvus, pre-list to 1885