Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Asa E. Hart
Year of Build:
1857
Official Number:
384
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
F. N. Jones
Ownership Notes:
Pratt, E., (1857); Pratt, Silas, (1857-1864); Harmon, F. E., (1860-1865); Bigelow, S., (1864); Swain, R. D., (1866); Swain, V., (1866); Huntoon, L., (1867); Bothwell, J. D., (1867); Poe, A. W., (1868); Halle, M. (1868);
Master(s):
Boarden, M., (1857-1858); Pratt, (1859); Bigelow, S., (1862-1864); Spear, Smith A., (1865); Swain, R. D., (1866); Huntoon, L, (1867-1868);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1857)
Hull Dimensions
1857
Length: 140' 7" Width/Beam: 30' 9" Depth: 11' 6"
1865
Length: 140.5' Width/Beam: 30' Depth: 11.1'
Tonnage
1857
Gross: 445 + 11/95
1865
Gross: 336.50
Enrollments/Registration
April 27, 1857
   Port: Buffalo Number: 48 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-22-1858
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April 22, 1858
   Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-4-1858
November 4, 1858
   Port: Chicago Number: 64 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-9-1860
April 9, 1860
   Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-28-1862
April 28, 1862
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-22-1864
April 22, 1864
   Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TR Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 4-26-1865
April 26, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1866
April 16, 1866
   Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1867
April 11, 1867
   Port: Cleveland Number: 40 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-4-1867
July 4, 1867
   Port: Cleveland Number: 116 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-20-1868
April 20, 1868
   Port: Cleveland Number: 35 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 12-2-1869

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, A. E. Hart (1857-1869)
Nationality:
American (1857-1869)
Chronology:
1. 7/00/1858, Lake Erie, lost her bowsprit and fore top mast and refitted, $250 loss;
2. 8/00/1858, Lake Huron, lost jibboom and repaired, $50 loss;
3. 9/5/1859, Clay Banks, Lake Erie, ashore, (corn), released, hull $425 loss, cargo $400 loss;
4. 4/00/1861, Chicago, sprang a leak and repaired, $500 loss;
5. 6/00/1861, Lake Huron, collision, (Schooner, Northern Belle), repaired, $150 loss;
6. 9/(16-19)/1869, Hammond's Bay, Michigan, Lake Huron, stranded and lost in a storm, $12, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $14,000; 1866, she was valued at $9,000;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863,1864, 1866;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 1/22/1862;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
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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