Andes (Brigantine, 1847)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: J. P. Arnold
Ownership Notes:: Lewis, W., (1847); Walker, H. C., (1852); Wilber, (1853); Richmond, W. T., (1856); Blodgate, C. C., (1857); Blodgett, C. C., (1860); Scott, J. B., (1862-1868);
Master(s):: Perry, L., (1847); Pavy, L., (1852); Ramsdall, D., (1857); Cuson, R., (1866); Cuson, A., (1867);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 13, 1847: Port: Oswego Number: 5 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-28-1852
April 28, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 64 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-6-1856
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March 6, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 4 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1857
April 27, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 26 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-5-1857
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September 5, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 123 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-27-1860
April 27, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 22 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-5-1866
May 5, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 95 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 8-12-1867
August 12, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 164 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Altered to a schooner
Next document: (vessel lost)

History

Classification:: a. Brig, Andes (1847-1867);
b. Schooner, Andes (1867-1868)
Nationality:: American (1847-1868)
Chronology:: 1. 5/1/1851, Sackets Harbor, ashore and released, $1, 200 loss;
2. 8/26/1852, Lake Huron, dismasted, sprang a leak and repaired, $1, 000 loss;
3. 5/19/1853, Cleveland, ashore, (corn), released, $450 loss;
4. 6/9/1854, Milwaukee ashore and released;
5. 11/00/1856, Lake Michigan, damaged cargo in a gale, (wheat), $500 loss;
6. 5/31/1857, Mackinac Straits, collision, (Schooner, J. H. Warner), towed to Beaver Island, sank, raised, $5, 000 loss;*
7. 7/00/1857, Lake Huron, damaged in a gale and repaired, $100 loss;
8. 4/00/1860, St. Clair River, collision, (unknown vessel), repaired, $250 loss;
9. 5/00/1863, Lake Erie, damaged cargo, $3, 050 loss;
10. 9/00/1863, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and repaired, $2, 600 loss;
11. 11/00/1863, Graham Shoals, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $14, 000 loss;
12. 11/00/1864, West Sister Island Reef, Lake Erie, ashore, (wheat), released;
13. 6/00/1867, Lake Erie, dismasted and repaired at Detroit, $1, 500 loss;
14. 9/00/1867, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Mountaineer), repaired;
15. 10/24/1868, Madison Dock, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (wheat), sank, $10, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: * Brig Andes collided in the straits, but was towed to Beaver Island where she sank on 6/1/1857. The vessel was finally raised.
1866, She was valued at $6,500;
1862, newspapers say she was rebuilt in 1862, but officially she was not required to take out new papers which would be the case of a rebuild. Thus, she would have to be considered extensively repaired;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 7/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
8. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
9. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

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