Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
General Harrison
Year of Build:
1835
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Clair, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
James Gandy
Ownership Notes:
Ward, Samuel, (1835-1836); Gray, Elliott, (1836); Ward, Eber B., (1836); Newberry, Olever, (1836); Head, G., (1848); Allen, Silac M., (1850); Millard, Harlow W., (1850); Olsen, Christian M., (1854);
Master(s):
Ward, Samuel, (1835); Owen, Benjamin F., (1836); Andrews, W. S., (1848); Brown, Jeremiah W., (1850); Olsen, Christian M., (1854);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1835)
Hull Dimensions
1835
Length: 76' 9" Width/Beam: 20' 1" Depth: 8' 5"
Tonnage
1835
Gross: 115 + 8/95
Enrollments/Registration
September 30, 1835
   Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-26-1836
April 26, 1836
   Port: Detroit Number: 6 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Cleveland 4-26-1846
April 26, 1846
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-8-1848
May 8, 1848
   Port: Cleveland Number: 40 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-14-1850
May 14, 1850
   Port: Buffalo Number: 36 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1854
View document online
May 1, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 101 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
View document online
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, General Harrison (1835-1854)
Nationality:
American (1835-1854)
Chronology:
1. 12/3/1841, Racine, ashore and released;
2. 12/2/1848, Buffalo, waterlogged and lost deck load of flour overboard, repaired;
3. 9/19/1852, Buffalo, sank and raised, (coal), $400 loss;
4. 8/24/1853, Lake Erie, lost a man overboard;
5. 10/14/1854, 20 Mile Creek near Barcelona, New York, sprung a leak, abandoned and went ashore, (staves);
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Buffalo Express: 12/24/1852;
4. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 10/14/1854, 10/25/1854;
5. Cleveland Herald: 10/18/1854;
6. Detroit City Directory: 1837, 1846;
7. Detroit Free Press: 10/19/1854, 10/28/1854;
8. John Poole's notes;
9. Underwriters: 1853;
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




Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy