Wisconsin Maritime Museum

St. Louis (Brigantine, 1835)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
St. Louis
Year of Build:
1835
Rebuilt:
1. 1845, John Webster;
2. 1848, Buffalo, New York, Vincent Bidwell;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sandusky, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head*
Builder Name:
Redfield
Ownership Notes:
Brewster, William, (1835); Vorce, John, (1835); Pratt, (1835); Taylor, (1835); Smart, (1836); Hawes, Samuel W., (1845); Farnsworth, Ralph, (1846-1848); Hazard, George S., (1853); Dorr, Ebenezer P., (1853-1854); Wallace, John S., (1854); Morrison, Alexander H., (1854); Smith, Henry, (1854); Parks, Foster, (1854); Neil, Leornelnis M., (1854); Witherell, James N., (1856); Justice, F., (1858); Pomeroy, Josiah G., (1858); Amos, William S., (1859); Graves, James S., (1860);
Master(s):
Vorce, John, (1835-1836); Webster, John W., (1845-1846); Curtis, Edward, (1846); Williamson, Robert H., (1848); Hazard, George S., (1853); Crosby, Thomas G., (1853); Dobbins, Daniel P., (1854); Neil, Leornelnis M., (1854); Brown, F. M., (1856); Dike, William, (1858); Blodget, E. K., (1858); Stubbs, John, (1859); Tubbs, John, (1859); Hausen, Samuel, (1859); Melrose, Andrew, (1859); Hackett, Ephraius D., (1860);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1835)
Hull Dimensions
1835
Length: 88' 2" Width/Beam: 24' 6" Depth: 8' 6"
1845
Length: 89' 2" Width/Beam: 24' 7" Depth: 8' 7"
1848
Length: 113' 8" Width/Beam: 24' 10" Depth: 8' 10"
Tonnage
1835
Gross: 161 + 13/95
1845
Gross: 165 + 31/95
1848
Gross: 210 + 80/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 20, 1835
   Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

Next document: Buffalo 4-5-1845
April 5, 1845
   Port: Buffalo** Number: 7 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 4-101846
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April 10, 1846
   Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-17-1848
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May 17, 1848
   Port: Buffalo Number: 39 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 4-5-1853
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April 5, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 39 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Buffalo 4-6-1853
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April 6, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 41 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-9-1854
View document online
February 9, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Chicago 4-8-1854
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April 8, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 31 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-15-1856
May 15, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 47 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-10-1858
July 10, 1858
   Port: Chicago Number: 49 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-28-1858
September 28, 1858
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 57 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-6-1859
May 6, 1859
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 94 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-24-1860
May 24, 1860
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 59 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-6-1860
August 6, 1860
   Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Brigantine, St.Louis (1835- )
Nationality:
American (1835- )
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1836, Fisherman's Point, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, cargo $1, 000 loss;
2. 1836-1844, Lake Huron, sank, raised on 7/16/1844;
3. 11/2/1845, Port Stanley, ashore and released;
4. 3/5/1846, Buffalo, lost figure head due to ice damage; repaired;
5. 10/9/1847, Buffalo, lost fore yard in a collision with Schooner J. W. Brown; repaired;
6. 9/13/1852, Cleveland, ashore and released, (grain);
Notes
General notes:
*This could be a scroll figure head as she is noted losing one in 1846.
**Enrollment says she was built in 1836, which is an error;
1845, she sailed out of St. Joseph, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Detroit Free Press: 6/7/1844, 4/15/1846, 1/26/1859;
4. Buffalo Whig: 4/15/1835, 6/3/1835;
5. Buffalo Whig & Journal: 6/11/1835, 7/1/1835;
6. Black Rock Advocate: 5/5/1836;
7. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 6/22/1844, 7/9/1844, 7/13/1844, 7/16/1844, 7/23/1844;
8. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 4/17/1844, 5/17/1844, 6/7/1844;
9. Daily National Pilot: 4/12/1845, 11/7/1845, 11/8/1845, 11/12/1845, 11/20/1845, 3/7/1845;
10. Kingston Argus: 3/20/1846;
11. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 10/13/1847;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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