Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Westchester
Year of Build:
1846
Rebuilt:
1. 1867;
Official Number:
26227
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Huron, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Frederick D. Ketchum
Ownership Notes:
Disbrow, Edwin, (1846); Provoost, James P., (1846); Provoost, John S., (1846); Sheldon, E., (1851); Lane, G. W., (1855); Mason, C. S., (1857); Eastman, Galen, (1859-1863); Nason, E. L., (1860); Merrell, R;, (1862-1865); Burns, J., (1867); Cullotin, M., (1868); Connor. T., (1869); Burns, Mrs., (1871-1873); Leason, R., (1876-1882); Leston, (1872);, Clark,John P., (1883); Latham, S., (1884-1885); Henry, R. L., (1887); Cromwell, N. N., (1885);
Master(s):
Disbrow, Edwin, (1846); Disbrow, Sandy, (1846-1847); Burns Gus, (1850); Hand, T. M., (1851-1855); Culver, F. W., (1857); Warren, J. B., (1859); Burns, James, 1862-1867); Cullotin, M., (1868); Walsh, F., (1869); Leston, R., (1872); Clark, John P., (1883); Cromwell, N. N., (1885); Robertson, Robert, (1887);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1846)
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 111' 3" Width/Beam: 23' 5" Depth: 8' 8"
1865
Length: 112.7' Width/Beam: 23.8' Depth: 8.3'
1887
Length: 112' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 8'
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 207 + 61/95
1865
Gross: 149.50
1867
Gross: 153.38 Net: 145.72
Enrollments/Registration
November 14, 1846
   Port: Buffalo Number: 73 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 8-14-1848
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August 14, 1848
   Port: Sandusky Number: 19 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-21-1849
April 21, 1849
   Port: Sandusky Number: 9 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-27-1851
March 27, 1851
   Port: Sandusky Number: 5 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-2-1855
April 2, 1855
   Port: Sandusky Number: 2 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 3-9-1857
March 9, 1857
   Port: Erie
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 4-3-1858
April 3, 1858
   Port: Erie Number: 1 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-30-1859
July 30, 1859
   Port: Chicago Number: 62 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-25-1862
June 25, 1862
   Port: Chicago Number: 114.5 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Chicago 6-18-1863
June 18, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 225 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-24-1865
February 24, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1867
April 3, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 352 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt-Remeasured
Next document: Chicago 2-15-1868
February 15, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 187 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Owner Died
Next document: Chicago 3-10-1868
March 10, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 211 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-25-1869
December 25, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 93 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1872
April 25, 1872
   Port: Chicago Number: 115 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-23-1881
April 23, 1881
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 107 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1882
April 4, 1882
   Port: Chicago Number: 90 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-23-1883
May 23, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 107 of 1883
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-28-1883
May 28, 1883
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 103 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 5-7-1885
May 7, 1885
   Port: Chicago Number: 59 of 1885
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-27-1885
August 27, 1885
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 11 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 8-1-1887
August 1, 1887
   Port: Chicago Number: 16 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1890

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Westchester (1846-1890)
Nationality:
American (1846-1890)
Chronology:
1. 10/22/1846, Buffalo, ashore, (wheat), released;
2. 10/12/1847, Middle Island, Lake Erie, ashore, (wheat), released;
3. (11/29 to 12/1) 1848, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
4. 10/00/1857, Buffalo, collision, (Steamer, Western World), repaired, $500 loss;
5. 7/00/1869, sprang a leak on Lake Michigan and repaired, (lumber);
6. 10/00/1869, lost her jibboom in a collision at Chicago and replaced;
7. 9/9/1871, Good Harbor, Lake Michigan, ashore, (wood), released, $800 loss;
8. 9/00/1873, near Muskegon, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $900 loss;
9. 6/0121885, Plum Island, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, (lumber);
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $3,200; 1871, she was valued at $6,500; 1884, she was valued at $3,500;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Erie, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Erie, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1890;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1890);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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