Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Virginia (Schooner, 1854)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Virginia
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Henderson, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
G. L. Dickinson
Ownership Notes:
Wright, H. C., (1854-1860); Barney, S., (1859);
Master(s):
Williams, H., (1854); Barney, S., (1859);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1854)
Hull Dimensions
1854
Length: 95' Width/Beam: 21' 3" Depth: 9' 3"
Tonnage
1854
Gross: 170 + 19/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 29, 1854
   Port: Oswego Number: 31 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-9-1859
April 9, 1859
   Port: Oswego Number: 4 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Virginia (1854- )
Nationality:
American (1854- )
Chronology:
1. 12/4/1854, Cleveland, ashore and released;
2. 7/00/1856, Detroit, sprang a leak, sank and raised, cargo $300 loss, hull $300 loss;
3. 2/21/1857, Oswego, swept out of harbor in a freshet, towed into port, $300 loss;
4. 5/31/1860, Hen & Chickens Island, Lake Erie, ashore, (corn), (Scow, L. B. Goldsmith salvaged some of the corn), $9, 000
loss;
5. Most of her outfit was also saved;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $4,600;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1864;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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