Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Shakespear (Brigantine, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Shakespear
Year of Build:
1848
Rebuilt:
1. 1853;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Cady Qualle
Ownership Notes:
Richmond, Dean, (1848); Germaine, (1849); Strong, H. N., (1850); Nickles, D. A., (1853); Owen, P., (1855); Sawyer, H. R., (1857); Eldrid,E., (1857);
Master(s):
Moore, A. W., (1850); Spence, J., (1853); Gillett, T. S., (1857); McGraw, H. E., (1857); Culetta,William, (1857); Dones, R., (1865);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 118' 2" Width/Beam: 25' 3" Depth: 9' 8"
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 264 + 65/95
1853
Gross: 134 + 45/95
Enrollments/Registration
June 13, 1848
   Port: Buffalo Number: 59 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 10-17-1849
View document online
October 17, 1849
   Port: Chicago Number: 58 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-28-1850
October 28, 1850
   Port: Detroit Number: 48 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-21-1853
April 21, 1853
   Port: Detroit Number: 47 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 4-9-1855
April 9, 1855
   Port: Detroit Number: 16 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-25-1857
February 25, 1857
   Port: Chicago Number: 10 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-4-1857
June 4, 1857
   Port: Chicago Number: 63 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Brigantine, Shakespear (1848- )
Nationality:
American (1848- )
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1849, Buffalo, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $800 loss;
2. 8/18/1853, Lake Erie, dismasted and towed into Cleveland, $1, 200 loss;
3. 6/16/1858, Pilot Island, entrance of Green Bay, Lake Michigan, ashore, sank, hull went to pieces, cargo $1, 000 loss, hull
$4, 000 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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