Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Henry Ainsworth
Year of Build:
1835
Rebuilt:
1. 1842, Moses, Luther, Cleveland, Ohio;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lyme, New York*
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:
Robinson, Rix, (1837); Robinson, Rodney, (1837); Robinson, Lucas, (1837); Tracy, Philander, (1837); Langley, Samuel G., (1837); Pease, Sheldon, (1840-1841); Allen, William A., (1841-1842); Stone, Abner, (1841-1842); Pease,Theodore, (1842); Leeland, A. P., (1846);
Master(s):
Freeland, Edward, (1837); Langley, Samuel G., (1837-1840); Stone, Abner, (1842); Blue, R. H., (1846);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1835)
Hull Dimensions
1835
Length: 80' Width/Beam: 20' 4" Depth: 7' 6"
1842
Length: 77' 5" Width/Beam: 20' 4" Depth: 8' 2"
Tonnage
1835
Gross: 109 + 15/95
1842
Gross: 114 + 5/95
Enrollments/Registration
April 29, 1836
   Port: Cape Vincent Number: 1 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-28-1837
August 28, 1837
   Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-20-1840
May 20, 1840
   Port: Detroit Number: 12 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-6-1841
May 6, 1841
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-1-1842
April 1, 1842
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Cleveland 5-11-1846
May 11, 1846
   Port: Cleveland** Number: 21 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Henry Ainsworth (1835-1846)
Nationality:
American (1835- 1846)
Chronology:
1. 10/27/1844, Huron, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 4/18/1845, Fairport, dismasted in a gale and towed into port, $500 loss;
3. 10/19/1846, Ashtabula, ashore and released, (corn, lard, flour);
4. 11/19/1846, Oswego, Lake Ontario, ashore;
Notes
General notes:
* Could be Lyon, Jefferson County;
** Enrollment was missing from the records;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Cape Vincent, New York; Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's Notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 651;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 4/18/1845;
6. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 10/20/1846, 11/25/1846;
7. Detroit Free Press: 11/2/1844, 11/13/1844, 12/3/1846;
8. Cleveland Daily Herald & Gazette: 9/21/1837;
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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