Charles Howard (Schooner, 1845)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Charles Howard
Year of Build:: 1845
Rebuilt:: 1. 1854, Ruben Emerson, Muskegon;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Huron, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1845)
Ownership Notes:: Farnsworth, G., (1850); Brown, M. J., (1852-1854); Towbridge, A., (1856);
Master(s):: Marn, C., (1850); Gugla, J. F., (1852); Munskey, H., (1854); Mahoney, P., (1856);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1845)

Hull Dimensions

1845: Length: 76' 2" Width/Beam: 20' 1" Depth: 7' 8"
1854: Length: 87' 10" Width/Beam: 20' 4" Depth: 7'

Tonnage

1845: Gross: 103 + 94/95
1854: Gross: 113 + 66/95

Enrollments/Registration

April 10, 1845: Port: Sandusky Number: 2 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-3-1845
September 3, 1845: Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1846
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April 10, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1846
Document Type: Certificate of Record
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-18-1846
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November 18, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 75 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-5-1847
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May 5, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 35 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-13-1848
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May 13, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1850
April 24, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 22 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-29-1851
May 29, 1851: Port: Milwaukee Number: 13 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-22-1852
April 22, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 19 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 50-24-1854
May 24, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (New)
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1856
April 15, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 25 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Charles Howard (1845-1856)
Nationality:: American (1845-1856)
Chronology:: 1. 11/19/1846, Erie, ashore and released;
2. 8/30/1850, Racine, Lake Michigan, struck a pier, sank, (lumber), raised;
3. 4/18/1851, east shore of Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $700 loss;
4. 12/00/1856, Chicago, ashore, cargo $1, 000 loss, hull $2, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, illinois; Milwaukiee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, illinois; Milwaukiee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 661;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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