Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Nancy Dousman (Schooner, 1833)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Nancy Dousman
Also known as:
Gallinipper
Year of Build:
1833
Rebuilt:
1. 1846, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, A. Gibson;*
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Augustus Jones & William A. Jones
Ownership Notes:
Dousman, Michael, (1833-1835); Sanderson, James, (1835); Brewster, William, (1835-1840); Pratt, Tyler & Company, (1835-1840); Jones, Augustus, (1835); Dickson, William, (1840); Vail, G. C. S., (1843); Smith, John B., (1846-1847); Smith, Joseph, (1847); Barber, Hiram, (1847); Person, Urich H., (1848); Stewart, James, (1848); Newhall, Daniel, (1848-1850);
Master(s):
Sanderson, James, (1833-1834); Shooks, James, (1835); Nash, (1838); Browning, John, (1840); Vail, G. C. S., (1843); Ford, George W., (1846); Smith, John B., (1847); Stewart, James, (1848); Doyle, J., (1850);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1833)
Hull Dimensions
1833
Length: 69' Width/Beam: 20' 6" Depth: 7' 4"
1846
Length: 95' Width/Beam: 21' Depth: 7'
Tonnage
1833
Gross: 85 + 56/95
1846
Gross: 144 + 89/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 20, 1833
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 1 of 1833
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Michilimackinac 7-1-1834
July 1, 1834
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 2 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TE Surrendered
Next document: Detroit 4-27-1836
April 27, 1836
   Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Detroit 10-16-1840
October 16, 1840
   Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1840
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-11-1843
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August 11, 1843
   Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Detroit 5-26-1846
May 26, 1846
   Port: Detroit Number: 37 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (Rebuilt)**
Next document: Chicago 8-27-1847
August 27, 1847
   Port: Chicago Number: 53 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1848
March 30, 1848
   Port: Chicago Number: 3 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-28-1848
October 28, 1848
   Port: Chicago Number: 74 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-16-1850
March 16, 1850
   Port: Chicago Number: 10 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Nancy Dousman (1833-1846);
b. Schooner, Gallinipper (1846-1851)
Nationality:
American (1833-1851)
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1834, Mackinaw, ashore and released;
2. 00/00/1838, Mission Point, Michigan, wrecked and repaired, $400 loss;
3. 10/3/1840, Buffalo, collision with schooner Solomon Juneau, stern stove in and repaired, $600 loss;
4. 7/7/1848, Beaver Islands, Lake Michigan, capsized and towed into port, (in ballast), $3, 300 loss;
5. 5/10/1851, Milwaukee harbor, sank and raised, $300 loss;
6. 6/5/1851, off Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, capsized and sank, $3, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Launched 5/9/1846 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Gallinipper;
**The Schooner, Gallinipper, was built from the skeleton of the Nancy Dousman. Only the keel of the Dousman was used, which is enough to classify the Gallinipper as a rebuild by law.
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Wisconsin;
3. Detroit Journal: 10/16/1833;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Detroit City Directory: 1846;
6. Buffalo Whig: 4/15/1835, 5/20/1835, 7/1/1835;
7. Cleveland Daily Herald: 3/23/1837; 10/6/1840;
8. Cleveland Daily Herald & Gazette: 3/23/1839;
9. Milwaukie Sentinel: 5/11/1846;
10. Commercial Advertiser & Journal (Buffalo): 8/21/1848, 9/6/1848;
11. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 6/11/1840, 10/3/1840, 11/16/1840, 12/2/1842, 4/6/1844, 4/8/1844;
12. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 7/7/1845, 3/21/1846, 5/19/1846;
13. House Report No. 741;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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