St. Louis (Brigantine, 1843)

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Identification

Vessel name:: St. Louis
Year of Build:: 1843

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: James McLaughlin
Ownership Notes:: Hawes, Samuel W., (1843-1848); Smith, A. M., (1846); Davis, Samuel, (1846); Kyle, Robert, (1848-1849); Folger, Samuel P., (1848); Holt, George W., (1849-1852); Eastnick, John, (1850); Folger, Charles J., (1849-1850); Jones, Frederick N., (1852); Whittaker, James, (1852); Norton, C. F., (1852); Falcaner (Falkner), John, (1853); Keyrock, John, (1853); Haskell, John H., (1854); Bruce, Elizah K., (1854);
Master(s):: Kyle, William, (1843-1848); Kyle, Robert, (1848-1849); Eastnick, John, (1853); Crosby, (1851); Holt, George W., (1852); Jones, Frederick W., (1852); Whittaker, Thomas, (1852); Harkill, J. H., (1852); Hackett, T. D., (1852); Bruce, Elizah K., (1854);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1843)

Hull Dimensions

1843: Length: 97' 6" Width/Beam: 23' 11" Depth: 8' 10 1/2"

Tonnage

1843: Gross: 185 + 74/95

Enrollments/Registration

June 10, 1843: Port: Buffalo Number: 19 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1846
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April 10, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-22-1848
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May 22, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-17-1848
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August 17, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 73 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-9-1849
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July 9, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 66 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-8-1850
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January 8, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-11-1852
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March 11, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1852
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March 12, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-16-1852
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April 16, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 7-3-1852
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July 3, 1852: Port: Presque Isle Number: 9 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-16-1853
June 16, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 95 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-25-1854
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February 25, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 22 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-8-1856
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February 8, 1856: Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, St.Louis (1843- )*
Nationality:: American (1843- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/2/1843, 10 miles from Sleeping Bear, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, (Merchandise);**
2. 4/17/1844, North Manitou Island, ashore and released, (pork & flour);
3. 11/2/1845, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (in ballast), $1, 500 loss;
4. 00/00/1845, Mackinac Straits, $1, 000 loss;
5. 5/1/1851, Long Point Cut, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $600 loss;
6. 8/6/1860, Just above Erie, Lake Erie, sank, total loss, $1, 200 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Sometimes referred to as "Brigantine, St. Louis, 2nd";
**15 miles southeast of the Manitou Islands;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania;
3. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 11/28/1845;
4. Buffalo Express: 4/24/1851;
5. Detroit Free Press: 11/18/1843, 2/6/1846, 9/8/1860;
6. Daily Gazette (Buffalo): 11/13/1843, 11/16/1843, 4/8/1844), 4/23/1844, 4/24/1844;
7. Underwriters: 1851;
8. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 3/30/1844, 4/3/1844, 4/16/1844, 4/23/1844, 4/29/1844, 5/6/1844;
9. House Report No. 741; p. 155;
10. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
11. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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