Wisconsin Maritime Museum

James W. Ross (Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
James W. Ross
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Perrysburg, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
?Charles V. Louison (Jamison)
Ownership Notes:
Peck, E. D., (1854-1855);
Master(s):
Gaff, C., (1854); Townsend, A. G., (1855);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 76' Width/Beam: 18' 4" Depth: 5' 8 + 1/2"
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 61 + 3/95
Enrollments/Registration
July 28, 1852
   Port: Toledo Number: 8 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Toledo 4-8-854
April 18, 1854
   Port: Toledo Number: 3 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-11-1855
April 11, 1855
   Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, James W. Ross (1852- )
Nationality:
American (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 9/18/1854, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (corn);
2. 9/00/1854, St. Clair River, collision, (Schooner, Trenton), sank, raised, $1, 000 loss;
3. 6/00/1855, Cleveland, sprang a leak, repaired, (iron and corn), $500 loss;
4. 10/1/1856, Buffalo, Lake Erie, ashore just above the lighthouse on the peninsula, (in ballast), became a total loss, $2, 000 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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