Venice (Brigantine, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Venice
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1863, 1871;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1868;
2. 1872;
Official Number:: 25556

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Rochester, New York
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Benjamin Bagnal & Jusathan Murray
Ownership Notes:: Haywood, R. H., (1847); Atwater, P., (1847); Hatwood, R. H., (1847); Johnson, R. R., (1857-1859); Prouty, James, (1860-1866); Johnson, R., (1860-1864); Prouty, (1866); Holland, Nelson, (1866-1872); Wilson, H., (1873); Thomas, J., (1874-1876); Hazen, J. C., (1875-1879); Griffith, W. W., (1877); Kelly, D., (1878);
Master(s):: Barter, Winslow, (1847); Thimus, E. J., (1857); Dellon, J. R., (1858); Prouty, Dwight D., (1865-1866); Gage, K., (1867); Hanscom, Charles, (1866); Gage, S. H., (1872); Hagen, J., (1874); Van Rinsacler, J. B., (1876-1877); Kelly, D., (1878); Peakhill, J. J., (1886);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 116' 5" Width/Beam: 25' 3" Depth: 9' 5"
1865: Length: 116' Width/Beam: 25.5' Depth: 9.9'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 253 + 43/95
1865: Gross: 207.27
1866: Gross: 217.67
1868
1872

Enrollments/Registration

September 20, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 103 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-10-1857
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March 10, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-20-1858
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October 20, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 110 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-3-1859
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June 3, 1859: Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1860
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April 21, 1860: Port: Buffalo Number: 22 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-29-1865
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April 29, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 82 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 3-28-1866
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March 28, 1866: Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Head Room Added
Next document: Buffalo 7-27-1866
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July 27, 1866: Port: Buffalo Number: 178 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-17-1866
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August 17, 1866: Port: Buffalo Number: 197 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-23-1867
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February 23, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-15-1868
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April 15, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 358 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Altered to Schooner
Next document: Buffalo 6-10-1872
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June 10, 1872: Port: Buffalo Number: 186 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Altered to a Barge
Next document: Toledo 1-30-1873
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January 30, 1873: Port: Toledo Number: 32 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 9-12-1874
September 12, 1874: Port: Toledo Number: 4 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-22-1875
October 22, 1875: Port: Port Huron Number: 1 of 1875
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Toledo 5-5-1876
May 5, 1876: Port: Toledo Number: 17 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Toledo 4-27-1877
April 27, 1877: Port: Toledo Number: 17 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-29-1878
April 29, 1878: Port: Toledo Number: 25 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 9-30-1879; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Venice (1847-1868);
b. Schooner, Venice (1868-1872);
c. Barge, Venice (872-1879)
Nationality:: American (1847-1879)
Chronology:: 1. 11/24/1848, Long Point Cut, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 11/14/1852, Grand River, Port Maitland, ashore and released;
3. 11/00/1856, sprang a leak, damaged cargo, repaired, $400 loss;
4. 6/00/1857, collision, (Brig, W. S. Welsh), repaired, $40 loss;
4. 8/00/1857, lost a man overboard;
5. 10/00/1857, Sleeping Bear, ashore and released, $300 loss;
6. 7/00/1859, St. Clair River, collision, (Schooner, E. St. John Bemis), lost her bowsprit and repaired, $100 loss;
7. 10/00/1861, St. Clair River, collision, (Schooner, Lucy Raab), repaired, $100 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1847, cabin work by L.B. Reed; Painting done by Bascon; Rigging done by Capt. W. Baxter;
1860, she was valued at $2,000; 1871, she was valued at $4,000; 1879, she is listed as "not insurable";
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Port Huron, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Port Huron, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1879;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 6/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1874);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

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