Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Hamlet (Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Hamlet
Year of Build:
1852
Major repairs:
1870;
Official Number:
11182
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head (1852)
Builder Name:
William A. Jones
Ownership Notes:
Jones, George W., (1852); Jones, William, (1852); Barney, A. H., (1853); Corning, Barney, (1856); Norton, R. M., (1856-1858); Jones, J. W., (1859); Norton & Durand, (1860); Jones, G. W., (1863); Buderjahn, & Walstree, (1864); Gundry, F.M., (1864); Hart, J. P., (1865); Maxwill, J. C., (1865-1866); Benz, P., (1866); O'Neil & Dawn, (1866-1873); Bense, J. (1876-1879); Glass, C., (1880);
Master(s):
Baine, William, (1852); Nolvin, Benjamin, (1853); Ewer, D., (1857) Owen, D., (1858); Jones, H. W., (1859); Halstra, F. H., (1864); Collins, N., (1865); Powers, R., (1865-1866); Murray, S., (1865); Panyen, F., (1866); Glass, C., (1880);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1853
Length: 107' 1" Width/Beam: 24' 8 1/2" Depth: 8' 5"
1865
Length: 107.25' Width/Beam: 24.65' Depth: 8.25'
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 201 + 89/95
1865
Gross: 162.91
Enrollments/Registration
May 4, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 3-20-1854
March 20, 1854
   Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-23-1854
March 23, 1854
   Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-7-1856
April 7, 1856
   Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-27-1856
October 27, 1856
   Port: Cleveland Number: 97 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-25-1857
May 25, 1857
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-11-1858
May 11, 1858
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 12 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-6-1859
April 6, 1859
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 82 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-9-1864
March 9, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 22 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1865
March 31, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 85 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 8-21-1865
August 21, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 470 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-30-1865
August 30, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 478 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-16-1866
April 16, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 691 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-11-1866
September 11, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 78 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-25-1871

Next document: (Vessel Sunk)
March 9, 1880
   Port: Chicago Number: 92 of 1880
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Property and District Change
Next document: Chicago 8-21-1883

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Hamlet (1852-1883)
Nationality:
American (1852-1883)
Chronology:
1. 11/12/1852, Port Maitland, ashore, (merchandise), released, $2, 000 loss;
2. 10/00/1855, upper Lakes, cargo of wheat damaged in a gale, $400 loss;
3. 11/6/1856, Chicago Harbor, sank, (coal), raised, cargo $100 loss, hull $2, 500 loss;
4. 4/13/1859, Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and sank, raised, $1, 000 loss;
5. 5/00/1861, Racine, collision, (Propeller, Galena), repaired, $50 loss;
6. 4/00/1865, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $2, 000 loss;
7. 10/00/1872, Lake Michigan, lost a foremast, repaired, $200 loss;
8. 5/00/1874, Lake Michigan, collision, (Scow, Hill), repaired, $200 loss;
9. 9/00/1879, Lake Michigan, dismantled and sank;
Notes
General notes:
(1860-Vessel Register)-$3,800 Value-B2-Flat; (1863-Vessel Register)-$4,000 Value-B2; (1864-Vessel Register)-$3,300 Value-B2; (1866-Vessel Register)-$2,000 Value-C1; (1871-Vessel Register)-$6,000 Value-B1; (1873-Vessel Register)-$4,000 Value-B2; (1876-Vessel Register)-$2,000 Value-B2; (1878-Vessel Register)- Not Insured; (1879-Vessel Register)- Not Insured;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1884);
8. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
9. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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