Wisconsin (Schooner, 1835)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: William Scott & Daniel W. Ketchum
Ownership Notes:: Arndt, Alexander H., (1835); Arndt, Clarence P., (1835); Arndt, John, (1835-1837); Veazee, John, (1837); Lespeance, Antone, (1841); Hullond, Thomas, (1841); Snow, George W., (1841); Newberrry, Oliver, (1841);
Master(s):: Carter, Charles A., (1835); Veazee, John, (1836-1837); Lespeance, Sylvester, (1841); McIntosh, William, (1841);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Michilimackinac 10-31-1835
October 31, 1835: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 4 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 9-7-1837
September 7, 1837: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 4 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 00/00/1841
1841: Port: Michilimackinac
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-1-1841
June 1, 1841: Port: Detroit* Number: 8 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-26-1841
July 26, 1841: Port: Detroit** Number: 24 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
1846: Port: Detroit***

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Wisconsin (1835- )
Nationality:: American (1835- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1847, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $1, 500 loss;
2. 9/2/1847, Death's Door, Lake Michigan, ashore, (lumber), and released;
3. 9/16/1847, Porte de Morts, Lake Michigan, ashore, (lumber);

Notes

General notes:: *Tonnage is given as 133 + 15/95 which is an error;
**This enrollment gives the building date as 1833, which is an error;
***She is listed as enrolled in the Detroit, Michigan in 1846;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Detroit City Directory: 1846;
5. Detroit Free Press: 7/1/1838;
6. Commercial Advertiser & Journal (Buffalo): 10/26/1841, 11/3/1841, 3/14/1848;
7. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 5/7/1844;
8. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 5/6/1844, 5/10/1844, 5/11/1844;
9. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 6/10/1846;
10. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218