Twin Brothers (Schooner, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Twin Brothers
Year of Build:: 1848

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, Wisconsin *
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Barber
Ownership Notes:: Norris, G. D., (1850); Reemer,W., (1854); Borehat, F., (1854); Goetz, A. W., (1854); Willisms, A., (1855); Schultz, H., (1856); Peterson, T., (1857-1860); Rung_, J., (1858); Johnson, C., (1858);
Master(s):: Smith, J. N., (1850); Winchler, A. T., (1854); Morkuson, L, (1855); Peterson, T., (1857-1858);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 90' 6" Width/Beam: 21' 6" Depth: 8' 2"

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 143 + 40/95

Enrollments/Registration

September 27, 1848: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 9-27-1848
September 27, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 61 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-16-1850
March 16, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 9 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-21-1851
April 21, 1851: Port: Milwaukee Number: 7 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-9-1854
March 9, 1854: Port: Milwaukee Number: 2 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-18-1854
May 18, 1854: Port: Milwaukee Number: 24 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-19-1854
May 19, 1854: Port: Milwaukee Number: 25 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-5-1855
May 5, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 21 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-12-1856
August 12, 1856: Port: Milwaukee Number: 57 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-26-1857
March 26, 1857: Port: Milwaukee Number: 15 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-15-1858
May 15, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 13 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-15-1858
May 15, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 14 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-21-1858
May 21, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 1 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Twin Brotheres (1848-1860)
Nationality:: American (1848-1860)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1849, Manistee, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $200 loss;
2. 11/15/1852, Muskegon, ashore and released, $500 loss;
3. 5/1/1854, Milwaukee, ashore and released;
4. 11/6/1854, Grand Haven, Lake Michigan; ashore and released;
5. 3/12/1860, Milwaukee, capsized and sank, $1, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Launched on Menominee River near the paper mill;
1860, she was valued at $1,200;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinoisll; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849, 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861:

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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