Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Eureka (Brigantine, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Eureka
Year of Build:
1847
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Additional vessel types:
Bark
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Lorenzo D. Burnell & Thomas H. Cobb
Ownership Notes:
Adair, William, (1847);
Master(s):
Burnell, L. D., (1847);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1847)
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 372 + 88/95
1849
Enrollments/Registration
May 8, 1847
   Port: Cleveland* Number: 38 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

Next document: Cleveland 9-24-1849
September 24, 1849
   Port: Cleveland**
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: San Francisco 10-11-1850
October 11, 1850
   Port: San Francisco
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Brig., Eureka (1847-1849);
b. Bark, Eureka (1849- )
Nationality:
American (1847- )
Chronology:
1. 6/11/1847, Lake Erie, lost main top mast and fore-to-gallant masts, repaired;
2. 11/3/1848, Buffalo, ashore, (wheat), released;
3. 00/00/1849, collision, (Steamer, London), damaged and repaired, $300 loss;
4. 9/24/1849, left Cleveland for San Francisco; 11/13/1849, left Quebec for San Francisco; 10/11/1850, arrived at
San Francisco;
Notes
General notes:
*Enrollment is missing from the records;
**Enrollment is missing from the records;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
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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