Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Julia (Schooner, 1811)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Julia
Also known as:
Confiance
Year of Build:
1811
Rebuilt:
1. 1817, Henry Eagle, Oswego, New York;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Henry Eagle & Matthew McNair
Ownership Notes:
Hugunin, Peter D., (1815); Hugunin, Robert, (1815); Crane, Hunter, (1815); McNair, Matthew, (1815-1825);
Master(s):
Lt. Wells, (1812); Johnston, Tom, (1815); Snow, (1815); Whitney, Joseph, (1817-1820); Hubbard, Jr., Eber, (1821); Scott, D., (1821); Jennings, Stephen, (1821); Tyler, J., (1824); Cormish, Henry, (1825);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1811)
Hull Dimensions
1811
Length: 54' Width/Beam: 18' 9" Depth: 6' 3 1/2"
1817
Length: 54' Width/Beam: 18' 4" Depth: 5' 9"
Tonnage
1815
Gross: 43 + 4/95
1817
Gross: 57 + 66/95*
Enrollments/Registration
October 7, 1811
   Port: Oswego
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-11-1815
April 11, 1815
   Port: Oswego Number: 3 of 1815
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-29-1815
July 29, 1815
   Port: Oswego Number: 16 of 1815
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Papers Issued
April 14, 1817
   Port: Oswego Number: 3 of 1817
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 7-10-1817
July 10, 1817
   Port: Oswego Number: 6 of 1817
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 7-24-1817
July 24, 1817
   Port: Oswego Number: 14 of 1817
Document Type: Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 10-28-1819
October 28, 1819
   Port: Oswego Number: 18 of 1819
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 11-6-1819
November 6, 1819
   Port: Oswego Number: 12 of 1819
Document Type: Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 4-18-1820
April 18, 1820
   Port: Oswego Number: 5 of 1820
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 4-29-1820
April 29, 1820
   Port: Oswego Number: 2 of 1820
Document Type: Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 5-12-1820
May 12, 1820
   Port: Oswego Number: 8 of 1820
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 9-27-1820
September 27, 1820
   Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1820
Document Type: Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 4-20-1821
April 20, 1821
   Port: Oswego Number: 4 of 1821
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 8-1-1821
August 1, 1821
   Port: Oswego Number: 5 of 1821
Document Type: Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 10-22-1821
October 22, 1821
   Port: Oswego Number: 16 of 1821
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 10-3-1822***
October 3, 1822
   Port: Oswego
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 10-30-1824
October 30, 1824
   Port: Oswego Number: 8 of 1824
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 4-8-1825
April 8, 1825
   Port: Oswego Number: 1 of 1825
Document Type: Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Oswego 5-16-1825
May 16, 1825
   Port: Oswego
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Julia (1811-1813);
b. Schooner, Confiance (1813-1813)**;
c. Schooner, Julia (1813- )
Nationality:
American (1811-1813); Canada (1813-1813); American (1813- )
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1812, purchased by the American Army;
2. 8/9/1812, St. Lawrence, running gun battle with the Earl of Monica and Duke of Gloucester;
3. 8/10/1813, she was captured by the British and renamed Confiance;
4. 10/5/1813, she was recaptured by the Americans and renamed Julia;
5. 10/24/1815, Pultneyville, capsized, drifted ashore and released;
Notes
General notes:
*Enrollment 4/14/1817, Oswego, New York states that tonnage is 57 + 66/95; Enrollment 7/10/1817 gives the
tonnage as 47 + 66/95 which is an error that shows up on the enrollments that followed;
**She was named Confiance from (8/10/1813) to (10/5/ 1813);
***Vessel sold in a foreign port;
Armament: (1) long 32 pounder in 1812; (1) long 32 pounder, (1) long 18 pounder, and (1) long 6 pounder in 1813; 2 guns in 1814 with a crew of 35;
She listed as being 82 tons by several sources, but this is an error in tonnage;
Square stern;
Macpherson list her built in 1812, armed with two guns;
Sources:
1. Enrollments: Oswego, New York;
2. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
3. Certificates of Registry: Oswego, New York;
4. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, page, 137, 157, 177;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 153;
6. Buffalo Gazette: 8/18/1812, 12/22/1812, 8/24/1813;
7. Kingston Gazette: 8/17/1813, 9/7/1813, 5/18/1814, 11/25/1815;
8. Ogdensburgh Palladium: 8/4/1812;
9. Buffalo Gazette & Niagara Intelligencer: 11/9/1813, 6/7/1814, 11/14/1815;
10. K. R. Macpherson, List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875, Ontario
Historical Society, September, 1963, Vol. LV, p. 174;
Contact
Contact
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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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