Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Emma (Sloop, 1843)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Emma
Year of Build:
1843
Rebuilt:
1. 1859, J. H. Randall, Port Huron, Michigan;
Official Number:
7932
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Additional vessel types:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William Lent
Ownership Notes:
Blair, James, (1843); Huppard, H., (1845); Barrow, R., (1845); Mathews, T., (1849); VAn Camp, J., (1852); Barrett, (866-1867); Green, Roswell, (1858); Rondale, L. H., (1859); Randall, J. H., (1860: Spaulding, J., (1863); Ellery, (1863-1864); Spaulding, (1863- 1864); Huninger, Arthur, (1864-1866); Heinsingen, (1866); Knapp, C., (1868); Dickerson, A., (1870); Hanson, J., (1870); Frost, J., (1871); hardey, D., (1872); Grummond, S. B., (1873);
Master(s):
Blair, James, (1843); Wiard, A., (1845); Barrow, R., (1845); Frawley, M., (1849); Van Camp, J., (1852); Green, Roswell, (1858); Ellery, T. A., (1859); Ellery, Phillip, (1863); Huninger, A., (1864-1865); Chapman, E., (1866-1867); Knapp, C., (1868); Dickerson, J., (1870); Bovity, H., (1870); Berry, D., (1871); Hardey, D., (1872);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1843)*
Hull Dimensions
1843
Length: 41' 1" Width/Beam: 14' 6" Depth: 3' 9"
1859
Length: 48' 3" Width/Beam: 17' 6" Depth: 5' 2"
1865
Length: 49.5' Width/Beam: 17.2' Depth: 5.6'
Tonnage
1843
Gross: 42 + 93/95
1859
Gross: 40 + 6/95
1865
Gross: 31.18
Enrollments/Registration
September 18, 1843
   Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 5-14-1845
May 14, 1845
   Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-6-1845
October 6, 1845
   Port: Cleveland Number: 44 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-2-1849
April 2, 1849
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 6-13-1850
June 13, 1850
   Port: Toledo Number: 4 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-20-1852
July 20, 1852
   Port: Detroit Number: 87 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-23-1858
June 23, 1858
   Port: Detroit Number: 87 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Detroit 7-23-1859
July 23, 1859
   Port: Detroit Number: 61 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 8-10-1860
August 10, 1860
   Port: Detroit Number: 73 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-11-1863
April 11, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 36 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1864
April 28, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 86 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-5-1865
May 5, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 150 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 5-14-1866
May 14, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 112 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Sandusky 10-9-1866
October 9, 1866
   Port: Sandusky Number: 33 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 8-14-1867
August 14, 1867
   Port: Sandusky Number: 29 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 5-1-1868
May 1, 1868
   Port: Sandusky Number: 12 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Chicago 7-13-1870
July 13, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-7-1870
October 7, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 52 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-9-1871
February 9, 1871
   Port: Chicago Number: 71 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1871
April 3, 1871
   Port: Chicago Number: 129 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-5-1872
October 5, 1872
   Port: Chicago Number: 74 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1876

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Emma (1843-1859);
b. Scow Schooner, Emma (1859-1876)
Nationality:
American (1843-1876)
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1848, Cleveland, struck pier and sank, (cheese), raised;
2. 4/00/1869, Lake St. Clair, sprang a leak and became waterlogged, repaired, $3, 600 loss, (lumber);
Notes
General notes:
*1859, two masts;
1845, she was a passenger vessel;
Enrollments & abstracts do not link the sloop and schooner together, but there is a good chance they are the same; 1860 Board of Underwriters Register does tie the two together;
1860, she was valued at$600; 1871, she was not listed; 1876, she is listed but no value given;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
4, Board of Underwriters Register: 1860;
5. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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