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| Name | Cherokee (1842) | Explanation | |
| Type | Vessel | ||
| Launched | 22 September 1842 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 750 tons | ||
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| Fate | 1851 | ||
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| Note | Illustration from Toronto Public Library website | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1 July 1846 - 16 May 1848 | Commanded by Commander William Newton Fowell, Lake Ontario | ||
| 17 May 1848 - 25 March 1850 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander William Rees Davies, Lakes of Canada | ||
| 24 October 1851 | Daily News (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) mentioned her purchase by Capt Gaskin | ||
| 2 May 1853 | The Sun (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) reports her sailing from New York for Rio de Janeiro, being sold to Peru and renamed Ucayal | ||
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