Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
America
Year of Build:
1826
Rebuilt:
1. 1834, Cleveland, Ohio;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Painesville (Fairport), Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:
Foster, James, (1826); Hager, E., (1826), Brown, L., (1827); May, Thomas P., (1827-1831); Pellay, Thomas, (1829); Ross, James, (1833-1834); Smith, Archibald M. C., (1835-1837); Howland, Charles, (1838); Haskins, William P., (1840); Hawes, William Z., (1841); Hawes, Samuel W., (1841);
Master(s):
Hager, E., (1826); Napier, (1826); Foster, James, (1826-1829) (1833-1835); Brown, L., (1827); Keith, William, (1828-1829); Johnson, Jonathon, (1831); Dibble, Lewis, (1831); Erwin, David, (1837); Younglove, Charles C., (1838); Haskins, William P., (1840); Butcher, James, (1841);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1826)
Hull Dimensions
1826
Length: 63' Width/Beam: 17' 3" Depth: 5' 6 1/2"
1834
Length: 64' 3" Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 6' 9"
Tonnage
1826
Gross: 53 + 92/95
1834
Gross: 65 + 11/95
Enrollments/Registration
June 21, 1826
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 8-23-1826
August 23, 1826
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1826
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-26-1827
March 26, 1827
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-28-1827
September 28, 1827
   Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1827
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-23-1828
June 23, 1828
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1828
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-6-1829
April 6, 1829
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-1-1829
June 1, 1829
   Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1829
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-30-1829
June 30, 1829
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1829
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-30-1831
July 30, 1831
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-8-1833
April 8, 1833
   Port: Cleveland Number: 2 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-22-1834
April 22, 1834
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Cleveland 4-8-1835
April 8, 1835
   Port: Cleveland Number: 2 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-14-1837
April 14, 1837
   Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-12-1838
June 12, 1838
   Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-27-1840
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April 27, 1840
   Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-19-1841
View document online
April 19, 1841
   Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
View document online
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, America (1826-1841)
Nationality:
American (1826-1841)
Chronology:
1. 11/2/1827, Otter Creek (1 mile south of Monroe, Michigan**), Lake Erie, ashore and released, (salt);
2. 10/24-26/1833, Lake Erie, stern stove in during a gale and repaired;
3. 11/15/1841, 20 miles below St. Joseph, Lake Michigan, ashore, (produce);
Notes
General notes:
* Some enrollments give the building year as 1825;
** There is also an Otter Creek located on Lake Erie near Port Burwell, Ontario;
Sources:
1. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
4. John Poole's Notes;
5. Commercial Advertiser & Journal (Buffalo): 11/24/1841, 11/30/1841;
6. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes;
7. Frank Hamilton Files;
8. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 8/4/1826, 11/9/1827, 4/9/1829, 4/23/1829, 1/13/1831, 4/3/1833, 11/2/1833;
9. Black Rock Gazette: 6/29/1826, 7/20/1826;
10. Cleveland City Directory: 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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