Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alert
Year of Build:
1831
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Edward Burk
Ownership Notes:
Webster, George B., (1831-1834); Atwill, Walter, (1834-1835); Fuller, Daniel, (1835); Allen, Lewis D., (1835); Moore, William, (1837);
Master(s):
Burk, Edward, (1831); Randall, (1833); Atwill, Walter, (1834-1835); Fuller, Daniel, (1835);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1831)
Hull Dimensions
1831
Length: 54' 5" Width/Beam: 16' 3" Depth: 5' 10"
Tonnage
1831
Gross: 33 + 81/95
Enrollments/Registration
July 16, 1831
   Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-25-1834
View document online
October 25, 1834
   Port: Buffalo Number: 29 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-3-1835
View document online
May 3, 1835
   Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-9-1835
View document online
November 9, 1835
   Port: Cleveland* Number: 25 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-18-1838
May 18, 1838
   Port: Buffalo**
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Alert (1831- 1836)
Nationality:
American (1831- 1836)
Chronology:
1. 10/24/1833, Buffalo, ashore and released;
2. Final disposition unknown; she left Detroit, bound for Saginaw, Michigan on 9/30/1836, but was never heard from since.
Notes
General notes:
* Enrollment notes the width as 17'3", but this is an error.
** Buffalo 5/18/1838 is noted on the enrollment, but does not show up in 1838;
Sources:
1. Cleveland Herald: 11/2/1833, 12/1/1836;
2. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes;
3. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
4. Cleveland City Directory, 1837;
5. John Poole's notes;
6. Cleveland Weekly Advertiser: 11/10/1836;
7. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
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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