Fox (Brigantine, 1852)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Fox
Year of Build:: 1852
Major repairs:: 1861, 1862, 1863;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1866;
Official Number:: 9152

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Vincent Bidwell & Banta
Ownership Notes:: Fox. W. A., (1852-1856); Bruce, E. K., (1856); Walker, Henry, C., (1856-1858); Hawley, M. S., (1859); Finn, H. A., (1860); Watson, H. R., (1862); Dill, R. (1863-1864); Adams, (1864); Watson, S. S., (1865); Buckley, Alice, (1866-1867);
Master(s):: Phillips, J., (1852-1853); Dill, J. S., (1858); Bowman, F.W., (1859); Howard, C. W., (1860-1861); Adams, B. G., (1863); Raymond, F. S., (1865); Buckley, H., (1867); Edwards, (1867);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1852)

Hull Dimensions

1852: Length: 148' 9" Width/Beam: 27' 3" Depth: 10' 8"
1865: Length: 145.4' Width/Beam: 27.4' Depth: 10.5'

Tonnage

1852: Gross: 405 + 9/95
1865: Gross: 253.90
1866: Gross: 262.42

Enrollments/Registration

October 1, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 114 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-19-1852
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October 19, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 119 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-22-1853
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February 22, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 12 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-24-1856
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March 24, 1856: Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-3-1856
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April 3, 1856: Port: Buffalo Number: 41 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-1856
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April 25, 1856: Port: Buffalo Number: 53 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-11-1858
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June 11, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 73 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-3-1859
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October 3, 1859: Port: Buffalo Number: 119 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-21-1860
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August 21, 1860: Port: Buffalo Number: 107 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-26-1862
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March 26, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-13-1863
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April 13, 1863: Port: Buffalo Number: 65 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-22-1865
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April 22, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 48 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 4-24-1866
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April 24, 1866: Port: Buffalo Number: 77 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Head Room Added
Next document: Erie 4-8-1867
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April 8, 1867: Port: Erie Number: 6 of 1867
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-26-1867
September 26, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 300 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked and Sunk)

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Fox (1852-1867)
Nationality:: American (1852-1867)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1867, North Harbor Island, Lake Erie, ashore, (staves); 10/21/1867, hull stripped and abandoned, $15, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: (1860-Vessel Register)- Home Port- Buffalo-$8,000 Value-B2- Brigantine
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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