Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Emigrant (Propeller, 1843)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Emigrant
Year of Build:
1843
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
George W. Jones & Seth W. Johnson
Ownership Notes:
Pease, S., (1844-1845); Allen, (1845);
Master(s):
Munson, (1844-1845);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1843)
Hull Dimensions
1843
Length: 117' 10" Width/Beam: 25' 6" Depth: 9' 1"
Tonnage
1843
Gross: 249 + 94/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 17, 1843
   Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-17-1844
June 17, 1844
   Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1845
April 18, 1845
   Port: Cleveland Number: 14 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Record is Missing

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned 1845)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Brig rigged), Emigrant (1843-1845);
b. Brig., Emigrant (1845-1845)
Nationality:
American (1843-1845)
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1844, Goderich, ashore and released, (wheat);
2. 5/7/1845, Point Au Sable, Lake Huron, dismasted in a gale, towed into port, $500 loss;
3. 10/5/1845, Avon Point, Lake Erie, ashore and wrecked, (100 tons iron & nails, 200 tons coal), $8, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1845 - Engine removed and made a brig.
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 3/31/1847;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 645;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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