Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Austerlitz
Year of Build:
1832
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Huron, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
Burton Parsons
Ownership Notes:
Douseman, Michael, (1832); Newberry, Oliver, (1832-1836);
Master(s):
Miller, Benjamin O., (1832);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1832)
Hull Dimensions
1832
Length: 81' 5" Width/Beam: 22' Depth: 8' 6"
Tonnage
1832
Gross: 134 + 29/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 23, 1832
   Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1832
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Austerlitz (1832-1836)
Nationality:
American (1832-1836)
Chronology:

1. 10/00/1836, Lake Michigan, ashore, (general cargo), $12, 000 loss;

Notes
General notes:
Noted as the first "double top sail" on the lakes;
Sources:
1. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Detroit Courier: 4/2/1833;
5. Buffalo Whig: 4/8/1835;
6. Buffalo Whig & Journal,:10/28/1835;
7. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 4/3/1833;
8. House Report No. 741; Vessels lost on Lake Michigan, 1824-1837;
9. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;
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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