Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Rio Grande (Brigantine, 1846)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Rio Grande
Year of Build:
1846
Major repairs:
1859, 1864;
Rebuilt:
1. 1856, Harrison C. Pearsons, Ogdensburgh, New York;
2. 1866;
3. 1874;
Official Number:
21473
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sackets Harbor, New York*
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Figure Head
Builder Name:
Asa Wilcox
Ownership Notes:
Hopkins, E. W., (1846); Allen, Eljah, B., (1851-1856); Allen, Walter, B., (1854-1856); Allen, David S., (1856); Pearson, H., (1863); Cardinell, Rock., (1864-1865); Watson, S. L., (1865); Leonard, Felix, (1866); Golden, Martin, (1866); Pease, J. C., (1867-1869); Collins, E., (1870-1871); O'Brien, R., (1872); Hartman, George, (1872-1874);
Master(s):
Dixon, C. K., (1846); Allen, Elijah, (1849); Larkin, T., (1851-1854); Bassett, Edge M., (1856); Pearson, H., (1863); Hailton, W. W., (1864); Hamilton, W. H., (1865); Blair, H. J., (1865); Leonard, Felix, (1866); Chateaw, E., (1867); dority, T., (1869); Collins, E., (1870-1871); O'brien, O., (1872); Bonnah, Victor, (1872-1874);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1846)
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 114' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 10'
1856
Length: 119' 3" Width/Beam: 24' 6" Depth: 10' 3"
1866*
Length: 116.1' Width/Beam: 24.6' Depth: 10.2'
1874
Length: 116.2' Width/Beam: 25.6' Depth: 10.5'
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 252
1856
Gross: 276 + 35/95
1865
Gross: 194.46
1866
Gross: 203.05
1874
Gross: 223
Enrollments/Registration
September 25, 1846
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 16 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswegatchie 3-10-1849
March 10, 1849
   Port: Oswegatchie Number: 1 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswegatchie 2-15-1850
February 15, 1850
   Port: Oswegatchie Number: 8 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 8-16-1851
August 16, 1851
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 8 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 8-16-1852
August 16, 1852
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 10 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-12-1854
April 12, 1854
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 3 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 5-1-1856
May 1, 1856
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 1 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 2-25-1863
February 25, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 16 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-31-1864
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March 31, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1865
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April 21, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 44 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 10-16-1865
View document online
October 16, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 382 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-24-1866
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April 24, 1866
   Port: Buffalo Number: 72 of 1866
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Head Room Added
Next document: Buffalo 5-26-1866
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May 26, 1866
   Port: Oswego Number: 35 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Oswego 6-12-1866
June 12, 1866
   Port: Oswego** Number: 37 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-18-1867
April 18, 1867
   Port: Oswego Number: 17 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-7-1869
May 7, 1869
   Port: Oswego Number: 19 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-8-1870
March 8, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 106 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-23-1870
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March 23, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 115 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1871
View document online
April 14, 1871
   Port: Buffalo Number: 142 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 5-16-1872
View document online
May 16, 1872
   Port: Erie Number: 25 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-18-1872
June 18, 1872
   Port: Port Huron Number: 115 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-28-1874
March 28, 1874
   Port: Port Huron Number: 63 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 9-12-1877

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Brig., Rio Grande (1846-1874);
b. Barge, Rio Grande (1874-1877)
Nationality:
American (1846-1877)
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1856, Wolfe island, Lake Ontario, ashore and released;
2. 11/00/1857, near Kingston, ashore and released;
3. 7/00/1861, at Middle Ground, opposite St. Clair, aground and released;
4. 11/00/1861, Pigeon Bay, Lake Erie, ashore and released, hull $2, 500 loss, cargo $5, 000 loss;
5. 11/00/1863, Port Colborne, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $4, 300 loss;
6. 11/00/1869, (lumber), sprang a leak on Lake Michigan and repaired;
7. 11/00/1871, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $1, 500 loss;
8. 11/00/1871, Erie, Lake Erie, ashore, $6, 000 loss;
9. 9/00/1876, Lake Huron, waterlogged, ashore at Sand Beach;
Notes
General notes:
*(1874), 116.2' x 25.6' x 10.5';
**Enrollment is missing from the records;
U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was built at Point Peninsula, New York, in 1846;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Ogdensburg, New York; Oswegatchie, New York; Oswego,
New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Ogdensburg, New York; Oswegatchie, New York; Oswego,
New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
8. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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