Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Lowell (Brigantine, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Lowell
Year of Build:
1848
Major repairs:
1861;
Official Number:
14666
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Frederick N. Jones & Bagnell
Ownership Notes:
Jones, James M., (1848); Hodge, Jasper, (1848); Jones, Frederick N., (1848-1851); Bagall, Benjamin, (1851); Fox., W. A., (1852-1855); Steward, H. O., (1852); Kitton, C. G., (1855); Stafford, J. F., (1855-1856); Ferris, E. H., (1859-1864); Spoaulding, J., (1863-1865); Robertson, R., (1866); Albers, (1867); Walker, C., (1868); Murrey, J., (1869); Murray, J., (1869); Hinckley, C., (1870; Hanson, J., (1870-1871); Murray, J., (1871);
Master(s):
Jones, James M., (1848); Bantam, John S., (1851); Steward, H. D., (1852); Fox, W. A., (1853); Stoddard, R., (1855); Kitton, C. G., (1855); Dewyer, E., (1856); Mather, H., (1859); Ferris, E. H., (1861); Robertson,R., (1863); Travis, J., (1865); Murray, J., (1867); Albers, (1867); Reid, J., (1868); Confield, (1868); Danlsan, C., (1868); Murray, J., (1869); Brisch, J., (1870): Hanson, N., (1870); Pilson, P., (1870);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 121' 7" Width/Beam: 24' 2" Depth: 9' 4 3/4"
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 255 + 90/95
1865
Gross: 202.51
Enrollments/Registration
April 18, 1848
   Port: Buffalo Number: 22 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-4-1851
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April 4, 1851
   Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-14-1852
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February 14, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-23-1852
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February 23, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 12 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-23-1853
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February 23, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-25-1854
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March 25, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 44 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-14-1854
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May 14, 1854
   Port: Detroit Number: 48 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-17-1855
July 17, 1855
   Port: Buffalo Number: 150 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-5-1856
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April 5, 1856
   Port: Chicago Number: 10 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-1-1859
October 1, 1859
   Port: Chicago Number: 80 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-17-1861
May 17, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 46 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-3-1863
July 3, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 247 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-17-1865
August 17, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 461 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-11-1866
April 11, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 674 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-16-1867
January 16, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 181 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-15-1868
January 15, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 164 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-6-1868
March 6, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 206 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-7-1868
March 7, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 208 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-5-1868
September 5, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 42 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-11-1869
March 11, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 169 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-29-1869
March 29, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 193 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-11-1870
August 11, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 25 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-5-1870
September 5, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-11-1870
November 11, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-12-1870
November 12, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 58 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-6-1871
January 6, 1871
   Port: Chicago Number: 62 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-6-1871
January 6, 1871
   Port: Chicago Number: 63 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Brig, Lowell (1848- )
Nationality:
American (1848- )
Chronology:
1. 5/8/1850, Lake St. Francis, struck a rock, sank and raised, (pork);
2. 10/00/1855, Point aux Pelee, Lake Erie, lost anchors and replaced, $150 loss;
3. 5/23/1858, off Bailey's Harbor, struck a reef and released, struck her own anchor and sank, raised, $560 loss;
4. 12/00/1858, Lake Michigan, lost deck load of wood, $100 loss;
5. 7/00/1861, Chicago, collision, (sank a canal boat), repaired, $2000 loss;
6. 10/00/1861, off Milwaukee, sprung a foremast and repaired, $150 loss;
7. 7/00/1869, off Montague, Lake Michigan, damaged by collision, (Schooner, Major Ferry), and repaired;
8. 9/00/1869, Sturgeon Bay, Lake Michigan, grounded and lightered off;
9. 9/00/1871, near Cove Island, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, ashore and became a total loss, $11, 000 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 1/22/1862;
6. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1870);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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