Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alert
Year of Build:
1842
Rebuilt:
1. 1845, Buffalo, New York;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
F. N. Jones
Ownership Notes:
Joy, Walter, (1842); Webster, George, (1842); Butts, F., (1853); Paine, V. A., (1853); Kendall, Charles, (1853); Dickerson, Charles, (1854);
Master(s):
Scoville, William, (1842-1844); Reid,C. C., 1853); Moore, Robert, (1854);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1842)
Hull Dimensions
1842
Length: 77' 6" Width/Beam: 22' 11" Depth: 8' 1"
1845
Length: 104' 8" Width/Beam: 23' 1" Depth: 8' 3 1/2"
Tonnage
1842
Gross: 125 + 34/95
1845
Gross: 184 + 17/95
Enrollments/Registration
April 29, 1842
   Port: Buffalo Number: 22 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1845
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April 7, 1845
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Presque Isle 4-17-1848
April 17, 1848
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 6 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-11-1849
April 11, 1849
   Port: Buffalo Number: 20 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-10-1850
August 10, 1850
   Port: Buffalo Number: 73 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-2-1851
September 2, 1851
   Port: Buffalo Number: 71 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-14-1853
May 14, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 26 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1854
April 11, 1854
   Port: Cleveland Number: 20 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Alert (1842- )
Nationality:
American (1842 - )
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1844, Point Washanks, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 8/5/1851, Buffalo, ashore, (lumber), released, $300 loss;
3. 6/24/1852, Saginaw, ashore and released, $300 loss;
4. 8/12/1852, Saginaw Bay, lost deck load of lumber , carried away small spars and boat, repaired, $550 loss;
5. 10/00/1855, Pigeon Bay (Saginaw Bay), Lake Michigan, sank, (lumber), cargo $500 loss, hull $1, 500 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 645;
5. 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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