Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Utica
Year of Build:
1846
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Bark
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
James Averill
Ownership Notes:
Robb, G. A., (1846); Senece, B., (1850); Haddock, E. H., (1851); Dyer, T., (1852); Leavenworth, J. L., (1852);
Master(s):
Harding, C., (1846-1852); Hubbard, C. T., (1850);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1846)
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 131' 5" Width/Beam: 25' 10" Depth: 10' 7 1/4"
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 334 + 33/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 2, 1846
   Port: Detroit Number: 22 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 8-21-1848
August 21, 1848
   Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-24-1848
August 24, 1848
   Port: Chicago Number: 56 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1850
April 15, 1850
   Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-24-1851
July 24, 1851
   Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-19-1852
April 19, 1852
   Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
History
Classification:
a. Bark, Utica (1846- )
Nationality:
American (1846- )
Chronology:
1. 4/18/1848, near Chicago, lost the first mate overboard;
2. 10/15/1852, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (iron), $3, 900 loss;
3. 10/15/1852, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Abigail), $400 loss;
4. 8/24/1853, off Erie, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, damaged cargo and repaired, (merchandise);
5. 11/19/1854, Buffalo, Lake Erie, struck pier, ashore, (beef), sank and hull went to pieces, $19, 000 loss;
6. 10/00/1855, Lake Huron, dismasted in a gale, towed in and repaired, $4, 000 loss, (wheat);
7. 11/8/1855, hull was dismantled at Madison Dock, Ohio, Lake Erie, and towed into Buffalo;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
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/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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