Excelsor (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Excelsor
Year of Build:: 1847

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milan, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Soloman Ruggles
Ownership Notes:: Wilson, John, (1847); Crocker, Leonard, (1847- 1848); Davis, George, (1848); Fox, W. A., (1852-1853; Bruce, E. K., (1854); Denack, M. O., (1858); Brown, W. R., (1861);
Master(s):: Wilson, John, (1847); Waffle, Leander, (1848); Ferris, E. H., (1852-1854); Stoddard, R., (1852-1853); Hall, H., (1854); Brown, J. F., (1858); Thomson, G., (1861);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 112' 4" Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 10'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 247 + 55/95

Enrollments/Registration

April 26, 1847: Port: Sandusky
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-5-1847
September 5, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 115 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-8-1847
December 8, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 145 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1847
April 7, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 12 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-9-1850
August 9, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-8-1852
March 8, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 14 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-1-1852
October 1, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 113 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-22-1853
February 22, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 14 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-29-1854
June 29, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 144 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-21-1857
September 21, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 149 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-23-1858
October 23, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 113 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Buffalo 5-4-1861
May 4, 1861: Port: Buffalo Number: 35 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: (Never Surrendered)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Excelsor (1847-862)
Nationality:: American (1847-1862)
Chronology:: 1. 5/23/1853, Detroit River, collision, (Steamer, John Owen), sank, (coal), raised, $3, 000 loss;
2. 12/4/1854, Chicago, ran onto her anchor, sank and raised;
3. 10/00/1855, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, repaired, cargo $700 loss, hull $300 loss;
4. 5/14/1856, Mackinaw, ashore, (wheat), released, cargo, $100 loss, hull $800 loss;
5. 10/24/1861, Point Abino, ashore and released, (barley);
6. 00/00/1862, Port Stanley, Lake Erie, sank;

Notes

General notes:: 1857, name given as "Escelsior", which is an error;
1858, name given as "Excelsior", which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;

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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