Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Chieftain
Year of Build:
1853
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ohio City, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Bark
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Ira Laffrienier
Ownership Notes:
Barney, A. H., (1853-1858); Barney, J. A., (1854- 1860); Corning, S., (1854);
Master(s):
Miner, Abraham, (1853-1854); Moore, S., (1857); Barney, J. A., (1858); Wolvin, Benjamin S., (1858-1859); Wolvine, Benjamin, (1858);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1853)
Hull Dimensions
1853
Length: 140' 3" Width/Beam: 25' 5 + 1/4" Depth: 11' 2 + 1/2"
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 375 + 10/95
Enrollments/Registration
April 30, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-29-1854
April 29, 1854
   Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-2-1856
April 2, 1856
   Port: Cleveland Number: 2 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-20-1857
March 20, 1857
   Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-24-1858
May 24, 1858
   Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1858
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-12-1858
October 12, 1858
   Port: Cleveland Number: 81 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 5-12-1859
May 12, 1859
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1859
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: (Abroad) 5-16-1861

Next document: (Vessel wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Hermaphordite Bark, Chieftain (1853-1861)
Nationality:
American (1853-1861)
Chronology:
1. 5/16/1855, Strawberry Island, Buffalo, ashore due to Ice, (wheat, hams, port, flour, barley), released, $2, 000 loss;
2. 00/00/1855, on voyage to Montreal, damaged cargo, $500 loss;
3. 10/00/1855, Lake Huron, collision, (Schooner, S. J. Holly), repaired, $6, 100 loss;
4. 12/00/1855, Lake Ontario, damaged cargo and repaired, $500 loss;
Notes
General notes:
5/00/1858, Left Detroit, (staves) for Liverpool, England, arrived Liverpool 7/2/1858, (35 days) and returned to the Lakes; 6/6/1859, left Detroit, (staves and black walnut), for Cork, Ireland;
1857, Brig. Chieftain.
Enrollment surrendered abroad 5/16/1861 - Vessel wrecked;
1860, she was valued at $8,500;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
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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