Wyandot (Schooner, 1833)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Wyandot
Year of Build:: 1833
Rebuilt:: 1. 1841, Buffalo, New York;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Lower Sandusky (Fremont), Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Sears, Richard, (1834-1841); Burchard, Sardis, (1834); Husted, Esbon, (1834); Dickinson, Rodolphus, (1834); Avery, Whiting, (1834); Palmer, Rufus C., (1841-1843); Holt, George W., (1841-1843); Coats, Giles K., (1841-1843); Hunter, Robert, (1841-1843); Short, Patrick, (1844); McCarty, Charles M., (1844); Watson, Samuel L., (1848); Baird, Charles M., (1848); Hollywood, James, (1850); Galligan, Michael, (1851); Traverse, Wilson, (1853);
Master(s):: Eastbrook, (1834); McKay, John, (1841); Freeland, Edward, (1843); McCarty, Charles M., (1844); Baird, Charles M., (1848); Hollywood, James W., (1850); Galligan, Michael, (1851); Traverse, Wilson, (1853);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1833)

Hull Dimensions

1833: Length: 77' 10" Width/Beam: 22' Depth: 6' 7"
1841: Length: 79' 4" Width/Beam: 22' 9" Depth: 8' 11"

Tonnage

1833: Gross: 98 + 51/95
1841: Gross: 140 + 66/95

Enrollments/Registration

September 3, 1833: Port: Portland Number: 3 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-11-1834
October 11, 1834: Port: Buffalo Number: 27 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-14-1841
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September 14, 1841: Port: Buffalo Number: 37 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 7-25-1843
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July 25, 1843: Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1844
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March 12, 1844: Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-8-1848
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May 8, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-8-1850
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June 8, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1851
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April 7, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-23-1853
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February 23, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
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History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Wyandot (1833-1853)
Nationality:: American (1833-1853)
Chronology:: 1. 10/3/1840, Buffalo, damaged bow, rigging, bulwarks in a gale and repaired;
2. 9/18/1843, Detroit, struck a pile, sank and raised, (flour & wheat);
3. 4/14/1846, Silver Creek, collision with Brigantine, Europe, and repaired, (flour);
4. 10/20/1853, 15 miles off Erie, sprang a leak and sank in 75 feet of water, (coal), $2, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky (Portland), Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Sandusky (Portland), Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Herald: 10/6/1840, 10/7/1840;
5. Morning Express (Buffalo): 3/15/1851;
6. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 10/5/1840, 10/29/1842;
7. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 10/19/1841;
8. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 4/24/1846;
9. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 10/20/1853, 10/31/1853;
10. Detroit Free Press: 10/29/1853;
11. Buffalo Whig: 6/25/1834;
12. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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