Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Helfenstein (Brigantine, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Helfenstein
Year of Build:
1847
Major repairs:
1871;
Rebuilt:
1. 1863;
2. 1874, Buffalo, New York;
Official Number:
11144
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head (1847)
Builder Name:
Alfred Gibson
Ownership Notes:
Harrison, H. H., (1855); Cobb, A. R., (1855-1856); Ferris, C. H., (1857); Anderson, A., (1857); Ferris, A., (1857-1861); Ashnuad, J. W., (1859); Town, D. K., (1864-1865); Harnett, Daniel D., (1866); Winslow, H. C.,(1866); Watson, H. R., (1867); Smith, H. H., (1869-1870); Davidson, J. F., (1869); Watson, L., (1871-1872);, Smith, (1871); Kelderhouse, J., (1873-1874); Murdock, (1876);
Master(s):
Stanford, E., (1853); Stanford, E., (1853); Black, H., (1855); Ferris, E. H., (1857-1866); Helfenstein, L. A., (1859); Couch, A. J., (1867); Smith, H. H., (1869); Davidson, J. F., (1869); Mackie, A., (1869); Gilbert, G., (1870); Bogert, S., (1872); Syman, D., (1873); Kelderhouse, J. K., (1874);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)*
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 130' 2" Width/Beam: 26' 3" Depth: 10' 5"
1865
Length: 130.5' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 13'
1874
Length: 130.5' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 13'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 329 + 30/95
1863
Gross: 377 + 14/95
1865
Gross: 281.40
1874
Enrollments/Registration
September 25, 1847
   Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 10-19-1848
October 19, 1848
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-22-1853
February 22, 1853
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 2 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-7-1853
October 7, 1853
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 11-4-1853
November 4, 1853
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 44 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-21-1855
May 21, 1855
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 32 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-6-1855
October 6, 1855
   Port: Buffalo Number: 218 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-22-1856
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March 22, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 28 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-14-1856
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May 14, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 86 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-30-1857
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March 30, 1857
   Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-26-1857
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August 26, 1857
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 66 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Green Bay 11-7-1859
November 7, 1859
   Port: Green Bay Number: 12 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-13-1861
April 13, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 24 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-19-1863
May 19, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 138 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 7-25-1864
July 25, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 260 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-26-1865
July 26, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 443 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 8-21-1866
August 21, 1866
   Port: Buffalo Number: 198 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-22-1866
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August 22, 1866
   Port: Buffalo Number: 200 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-20-1867
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March 20, 1867
   Port: Buffalo Number: 23 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-22-1867
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October 22, 1867
   Port: Buffalo Number: 321 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-4-1869
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March 4, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 115 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-27-1869
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March 27, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 120 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-6-1869
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April 6, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 130 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-13-1870
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September 13, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 70 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1872
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May 2, 1872
   Port: Buffalo Number: 132 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-22-1873
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April 22, 1873
   Port: Buffalo Number: 172 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-11-1874
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September 11, 1874
   Port: Buffalo Number: 12 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed to Barge
Next document: Buffalo 6-30-1889
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History
Classification:
a. Brig., Helfenstein (1847-1874);
b. Barge, Helfenstein (1874-1889)
Nationality:
American (1847-1889)
Chronology:
1. 8/30-31/1850, at head of Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 00/00/1851, Chicago, sank and raised;
3. 7/4/1852, Milwaukee, lost anchors, went ashore and released, made Chicago and sank, raised, #3, 600 loss;
4. 10/00/1852, Lake Michigan, damaged on piers and repaired, $400 loss;
5. 11/2/1853, Lake Huron, lost deck load and 256 bushels of wheat;
6. 10/00/1855, Chicago, collision, (Propeller, Omar Pasha), repaired;
7. 10/00/1855, Lake Michigan, lost fore yard and jetted cargo, repaired, $500 loss;
8. 11/6/1856, Port Maitland, ashore and released;
9. 4/00/1858, Lake Michigan, lost a man overboard;
10. 11/00/1860, Lake Michigan, lost her mate overboard;
11. 8/00/1866, Harrisville, Michigan, Lake Huron, ashore and released;
12. 6/00/1869, Lake Erie, damaged her outfit in a gale and repaired, $275 loss;
13. 10/00/1869, North Harbor Reef, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $2, 600 loss, (railroad iron);
14. 8/00/1870, Lake Michigan, collision and repaired, $2, 000 loss;
15. 5/00/1871, Escanaba, Lake Superior, sprang a leak and sank, raised, $2, 000 loss;
16. 6/7/1871, Marquette, sank near her dock and raised;
17. 9/16/1871, Clay Banks, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore, sank and raised, $2, 800 loss;
18. 10/00/1873, Lake Michigan, hull damaged in a gale and repaired, $500 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*1874, one mast;
1860, she was valued at $2,500; 1871, she was valued at $9,000; 1876, she was listed as "unseaworthy";
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Michilimackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856; 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859; 3/11/1861;
7. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
8. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
9. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
10. Wright's Master Sheet;
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