Wisconsin Maritime Museum

James K. Polk (Sloop, 1832)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
James K. Polk
Year of Build:
1832
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Bele Chapman
Ownership Notes:
O'Malley, Charles M., (1845);
Master(s):
Smith, Michael, (1845); Bright, (1845);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1832)
Hull Dimensions
1832
Length: 48' 9" Width/Beam: 18' 6" Depth: 8' 7"
Tonnage
1832
Gross: 63 + 3/95
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Michilimackinac 3-29-1845
March 29, 1845
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 6 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 7-12-1846

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, James K. Polk (1832-1846)
Nationality:
American (1832-1846)
Chronology:
1. 11/2/1845, 8 miles west of Michigan City, capsized, (8 lives lost), $2, 000 loss;
2. 11/00/1846, Lake Michigan, wrecked, $1, 000 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Michilimackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Michilimackinac, Michigan;
3. House Report No. 741; p. 132, 160;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;
5. John Poole's notes;
Contact
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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