Missouri (Brigantine, 1842)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Missouri
Year of Build:: 1842
Rebuilt:: 1. 1847, Benjamin Bidwell, Buffalo, New York;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: William White
Ownership Notes:: Clary, George W., (1842); Brown, Edmund, (1842); Pierce, Joseph W., (1842); Brown,Nathanial W., (1842); Washburn, G. E., (1852-1853); Walker, F. M., (1855); Dunbar, W. M., (1857); Richardson, T., (1859);
Master(s):: Brown, Nathanial, 1842); Wart, W., (1854); Bulter,J., (1854); Roberts, r. W., (1855); Dunbar, W. M., (1857); Driscold, (1857); Richardson, T., (1859);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1842)

Hull Dimensions

1842: Length: 83' Width/Beam: 20' 4" Depth: 8'
1847: Length: 104' 7" Width/Beam: 20' 8 1/2" Depth: 7' 7 1/2"

Tonnage

1842: Gross: 153 + 17/95
1847

Enrollments/Registration

August 4, 1842: Port: Sandusky Number: 9 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 11-9-1843
November 9, 1843: Port: Buffalo Number: 47 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-31-1846
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March 31, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1847
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May 7, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-20-1847
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October 20, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 128 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1849
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April 10, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-26-1852
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April 26, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 55 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-1853
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April 25, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 70 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 5-24-1854
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May 24, 1854: Port: Erie Number: 9 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-26-1856
June 26, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-22-1857
April 22, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-8-1859
September 8, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Missouri (1842- )
Nationality:: American (1842- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/1/1851, Point Raisin, Monroe, ashore, (pork & corn), released, $5, 000 loss;
2. 12/8/1852, Fairport, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (merchandise), $8, 800 loss;
2. 5/16/1853, Erie, Lake Erie, struck by lightning and repaired, $500 loss;
3. 8/00/1857, east shore of Lake Michigan, capsized and towed into port, $1, 000 loss;
4. 11/26, 1859, 6 miles north of Kalamazoo River, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total loss, $600 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Erie, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Erie, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 5/3/1857;
5. Detroit Free Press: 12/3/11859;
6. Underwriters Reports: 1851, 1853, 1857;
7. Chicago Daily Press: 8/00/1857;
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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