Amelia (Schooner, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Amelia
Year of Build:: 1848
Rebuilt:: 1. 1855;
2. 1862;

Construction and Ownership

Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Clark, A. M., (1850); Young, D., (1854-1855); Palmerk, S. C., (1856); Sillivan, H. C., (1858); Sullivan, J., (1858); Westover, C. B., (1861); Jones, J. L., (1862); Franklin, J. A., (1862);
Master(s):: Young, D., (1854); Shaw, F., (1855); Sullivan, J., (1858); Westover, C. B., (1861); Murray, S., (1862); Franklin, J. A., (1862);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 20 + 48/95
1855: Gross: 55 + 62/95
1862: Gross: 56 + 62/95

Enrollments/Registration

April 6, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-24-1849
May 24, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-1-1850
June 1, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Milwaukee 8-29-1853
August 29, 1853: Port: Milwaukee Number: 31 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-28-1854
August 28, 1854: Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6--14-1855
June 14, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 37 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-18-1856
July 18, 1856: Port: Milwaukee Number: 52 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-12-1858
July 12, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 38 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-14-1858
July 14, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 40 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-2-1860
May 2, 1860: Port: Milwaukee Number: 37 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-11-1861
May 11, 1861: Port: Milwaukee Number: 47 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1862
April 3, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 36 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-1-1862
July 1, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 117 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Amelia (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/22/1850, below North Pier, St. Joseph, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 00/00/1851, Clear Creek, Canada, ashore and released, $480 loss;
3. 11/4/1851, Oswego Harbor, collision, (sank Schooner, Luther Wright), repaired;
4. 5/15/1856, Waukegan, capsized and towed into port, $400 loss;
5. 7/00/1857, in Chicago River, collision, (Brig. Portland), repaired, $40 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 7/00/1857;
5. Detroit Free Press: 5/21/1856;

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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