Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Express (Sloop, 1828)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Express
Year of Build:
1828
Rebuilt:
1. 1833, Barcelona (Portland), New York;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
State of New York
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head*
Builder Name:
William Willard
Ownership Notes:
William, John, (1828); Clark, Lester P., (1830); NcNiff, Robert R., (1830); Wright, John F., (1831); Winchell, Joseph, (1831); Chedsey, Augustus E., (1833);
Master(s):
Willard, Jr., William, (1828); McNiff, Robert R., (1830); Ackerson, (1830); Winchell, Joseph, (1831); Thorp, James, (1833); Cornwall, William, (1835);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1828)
Hull Dimensions
1828
Length: 41' 6" Width/Beam: 14' 9" Depth: 4' 9"
1833
Length: 42' 6" Width/Beam: 15' Depth: 5' 4"
Tonnage
1828
Gross: 24 + 9/95
1833
Gross: 28 + 00/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 1, 1828
   Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1828
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-24-1828
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September 24, 1828
   Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1828
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-21-1830
September 21, 1830
   Port: Buffalo Number: 19 of 1830
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Detroit10-8-1830
October 8, 1830
   Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TE Surrendered
Next document: Detroit 7-5-1831
July 5, 1831
   Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle (Erie) 7-19-1831
July 19, 1831
   Port: Presque Isle (Erie) Number: 4 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-11-1833
May 11, 1833
   Port: Buffalo* Number: 9 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Express (1828-1835)**
Nationality:
American (1828-1835)
Chronology:

1. 9/28/1835, Dunkirk, Lake Erie, struck the breakwater and went ashore, hull went to pieces during the next week;

Notes
General notes:
*Scroll Head (1833);
**One enrollment has her name as "Empress" by mistake;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania;
3. Detroit Gazette: 9/23/1828, 10/8/1828;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 3/18/1830, 1/13/1831;
6. Daily Star (Buffalo): 10/13/1835;
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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