Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Minnesota (Brigantine, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Minnesota
Year of Build:
1847
Rebuilt:
1. 1857, Andrew, Summerfield, Detroit, Michigan; ;
Official Number:
16644
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
James Averill
Ownership Notes:
Dole, G. W., (1850); Ramily, T. S., (1852), Dyer, T., (1852); Haddock, E. H., (1855); Prindiville, (1855); Ward, E. W., (1855); Sullivan, J. G., (1856); Summerfield, A., (1857); Sweet, (1857); VanSchack, A., (1858-1868); VanShraick, A. J., (1863); Peterson, Z., (1864-1866); Johnson, (1864-1866); Skeele, J. H., (1866);
Master(s):
Prinderville, J., (1850-1852); Napier, Joseph, (1853); Prinderville, R., (1855); Sullian, J. G., (1856); Dupray, J., (1857); Cook, W. H., (1858); Ranson, W. F., (1863); Peterson, Z., (1864-1866); Read, G. W., (1866); Johnson, J, (1868);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 174' 10" Width/Beam: 25' 10 1/4" Depth: 9' 6"
1857
Length: 125' 6" Width/Beam: 23' 6" Depth: 8' 2"
1865
Length: 125.45' Width/Beam: 24.45' Depth: 9.3'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 266 + 82/95
1857
Gross: 225 + 13/95
1863
Gross: 220 + 90/95
1865
Gross: 205.32
Enrollments/Registration
April 6, 1848
   Port: Chicago Number: 4 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 9-11-1848
September 11, 1848
   Port: Chicago Number: 51 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1850
April 3, 1850
   Port: Chicago Number: 14 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-16-1850
October 16, 1850
   Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-(6-29)-1850
October 29, 1850
   Port: Detroit* Number: 1 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-19-1851
June 19, 1851
   Port: Chicago Number: 22 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-13-1852*
July 13, 1852
   Port: Chicago* Number: 48 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1855
April 23, 1855
   Port: Chicago Number: 23 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-10-1856
May 10, 1856
   Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-23-1857
May 23, 1857
   Port: Detroit Number: 57 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Milwaukee 6-8-1858
June 8, 1858
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-11-1860
April 11, 1860
   Port: Chicago Number: 18 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-8-1863
April 8, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 49 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 5-5-1864
May 5, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 147 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-12-1865
April 12, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 177 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-27-1866
April 27, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 720 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-11-1866
September 11, 1866
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 24 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1868
April 17, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 392 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-22-1873

Next document: (Vessel Broken Up)
History
Classification:
a. Brig., Minnesota (1847-1863);
b. Schooner, Minnesota (1863-1873)
Nationality:
American (1847-1873)
Chronology:
1. 6/29/1851, Detroit River, collision, (Brig., Oleander), repaired, $200 loss;
2. 11/27/1852, St. Clair River, ashore and released, $1, 200 loss;
3. 10/00/1855, Bois Blanc Island, Lake Huron, lost small spars, anchors, chains in a snow storm, repaired;
4. 10/00/1856, Forestville, Lake Huron, ashore, (corn), released, cargo $5, 000 loss, hull $2, 500 loss;
5. 10/30/1856, Beaver Island, ashore and released;
6. 10/00/1857, mouth of north pier, Milwaukee, ashore and released, $1, 500 loss;
7. 11/9/1857, 4 miles from Michigan City, ashore and released;
8. 9/00/1862, East Reef, Port Colborne, ashore and released;
9. 8/00/1866, Lime Kilns, struck a rock, sank and raised;
10. 11/00/1868, North Manitou, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $8, 000 loss;
11. 5/00/1869, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and became waterlogged, repaired, (lumber), $6, 500 loss;
12. 11/00/1869, damaged by collision, (Schooner, Bay State), at Menominee, Lake Michigan, and repaired;
13. 11/00/1873, north of Two Rivers, Lake Michigan, ashore, $15, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Could be a register and not an enrollment;
(1850)- Left Chicago (10/15/1850), for England;
Was First American Vessel to attempt a voyage to Europe, 10/15/1850; (Wintered at Montreal);
From the Great Lakes she reshipped at Montreal a cargo of ore and returned to the Lakes;
1860, she was valued at $3,400; 1873, she is listed with no value given;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 10/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
9. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
10. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
11. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
12. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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