Wyoming (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Wyoming
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1862;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1868;
Official Number:: 26347

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: S. W. Turner & A. A. Turner
Ownership Notes:: Hubbey, L. M., (1847-1848); Jones, T. (1850); Higginson, G. M., (1854); Purrington, C. E., (1859); Hopkins, J. W., (1859-1864); Hopkins, John, W., (1865-1867); Furlong, J., (1867); Ferry, E., (1868-1870);
Master(s):: Sprague, A., (1847-1848); Sullivan, J. C., (1854); Mathews, T., (1859-1868); Furlong, John, (1859-1867); Gunsth, G., (1870);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 111' 6" Width/Beam: 24' 2" Depth: 7' 4"

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 232 + 61/95
1865: Gross: 186.85
1868

Enrollments/Registration

April 30, 1847: Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 5-15-1848
May 15, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-9-1849
April 9, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 15 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-11-1850
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June 11, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 36 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1854
April 4, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-20-1859
June 20, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 43 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-22-1859
September 22, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 76 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-28-1861
October 28, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 108 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-1-1862
November 1, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 165 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-6-1863
March 6, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 4 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-19-1865
April 19, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 53 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 3-6-1866
March 6, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 6 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 3-18-1867
March 18, 1867: Port: Grand Haven Number: 40 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 9-4-1867
September 4, 1867: Port: Grand Haven Number: 17 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-1-1868
April 1, 1868: Port: Grand Haven Number: 45 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Grand Haven 7-16-1870
July 16, 1870: Port: Grand Haven Number: 11 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 9-20-1877; Next document: (Vessel Laid Up)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Wyoming (1847-1868);
b. Barge, Wyoming (1868- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/18/1848, Mackinaw, collision, (Schooner, William & Brig, Cumberland), lost head gear and fore rigging, repaired;
2. 8/(30-31)/1850, Lake Michigan, sails damaged and repaired;
3. 5/1/1851, Long Point cut, collision, (Schooner, Hudson), repaired, ($600 loss);
4. 11/26/1853, ashore near Saginaw and released, ($1, 000 loss);
5. 00/00/1856, lost head stays and sprang a leak in a gale on Lake Huron, (wheat), ($400 hull loss);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Underwriters Report: 1851, 1853, 1856;

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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