Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Iroquois (Brigantine, 1846)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Iroquois
Year of Build:
1846
Major repairs:
1862, 1874;
Official Number:
12095
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sackets Harbor, New York*
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Figure Head (1846)
Builder Name:
Asa Wilcox
Ownership Notes:
Hopkins, E. W, (1846); Hooker, S. T., (1849); Clark, F., (1850); Richmond, W. T, (1851); Marshall, S., (1854); Boyd, G., (1855); Spraque, J. C., (1858-1860); Hannan, A. M., (1859-1865); Harmon, A. M., (1863-1866); Becker, (1863-1864); Crowell, (1866);
Becker, R., (1868);Taff, S., (1867-1868); Taff, W., (1871-1875);
Master(s):
Dickson, D., (1846); Saxon, D., (1849); Fulton, J., (1850); Kelley, E., (1851); Andrews, S. C., (1852); Mann, (1852); Marshall, John, (1854); Simons, W. F., (1855-1858); Waldron, (1856); Becker, D., (1859-1868); Taff, W., (1867); Hawey, J., (1871);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1846)
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 112' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 10'
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 146 + 90/95
1865
Gross: 171.54
Enrollments/Registration
May 11, 1846
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 12 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-3-1849
April 3, 1849
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 4 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-2-1850
April 2, 1850
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 4 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-28-1851
March 28, 1851
   Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-24-1852
August 24, 1852
   Port: Detroit Number: 98 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-3-1854
April 3, 1854
   Port: French Creek Number: 18 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 5-17-1855
May 17, 1855
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 3 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 9-1-1858
September 1, 1858
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 6 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-8-1859
November 8, 1859
   Port: Cleveland Number: 96 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Cleveland 4-10-1863
April 10, 1863
   Port: Cleveland Number: 35 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-8-1865
April 8, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 4-11-1867
April 11, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 50 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-11-1868
April 11, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 33 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Error made in Officer
Next document: Cleveland 4-14-1868
April 14, 1868
   Port: Cleveland Number: 26 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Cand issued in Error
Next document: Detroit 4-3-1871
April 3, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 71 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-22-1875

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Brig., Iroquois (1846-1871);
b. Schooner, Iroquois (1871-1875)
Nationality:
American (1846-1875)
Chronology:
1. 8/15/1846, near mouth of Genesee River, Lake Ontario, collision, (Steamer, Lady of the Lake), and repaired;
2. 5/1/1851, 5 miles from Dover, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $600 loss;
3. 10/24/1856, Fairport, ashore, (iron ore), released, cargo $200 loss; hull $100 loss;
4. 8/00/1857, Sturgeon Point, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Hudson), repaired, $300 loss;
5. 4/17/1860, 3 miles north of Fort Gratiot light, Lake Port, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $400 loss;
6. 11/00/1861, Cleveland, caught on fire and burned, $450 loss;
7. 10/00/1864, Port Austin, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $3, 400 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Built at Point Peninsula, (Vessel Register);
1860, she was valued at $2,000; 1871, she was valued at $,500; 1875, she was valued at $3,500;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; French Creek, New York; Ogdensburg, New York;
Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; French Creek, New York; Ogdensburg, New York; Sackets
Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1875;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
6.. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1877);
7. 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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