Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Theodore W. Maurice (Schooner, 1831)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Theodore W. Maurice
Year of Build:
1831
Rebuilt:
1. 1841;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Freeport, Pennsylvaina
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
Wiad (Wiard), Osbra, (1839);
Master(s):
Wiad (Wiard), Osbra, (1839);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1831)
Hull Dimensions
1831
Length: 52' 3" Width/Beam: 17' 10" Depth: 5' 2"
Tonnage
1831
Gross: 45 + 54/95*
1841
Gross: 56 + 1/95
Enrollments/Registration
July 25, 1831
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 5 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Presque Isle 4-13-1833
April 13, 1833
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1833
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 4-28-1836
April 28, 1836
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 4-4-1837
April 4, 1837
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Presque Isle 5-2-1838
May 2, 1838
   Port: Presque Isle Number: 1 of 1838
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-22-1839
June 22, 1839
   Port: Cleveland Number: 16 of 1839
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-7-1841
September 7, 1841***
   Port: Cleveland Number: 39 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-7-1841
September 7, 1841
   Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Theodore W. Maurice (1831-1841);
b. Brig., Theodore W. Maurice (1841- )**
Nationality:
American (1831- )
Chronology:
1. 4/1/1845, Conneaut, ashore, released;
2. 11/24/1847, Lake Erie, lost her rigging and was repaired;
3. 3/(30-31)/1850, Windmill Point, Lake Michigan, capsized and wrecked, (wood);
Notes
General notes:
*1839 enrollment notes she is 45 + 56/95, which is an error;
**She was the smallest brig to navigate the lakes;
She is noted in Chicago, Illinois, (1848-1849);
***9/7/1841 enrollments are missing from the records;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Presque Isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes:
4. Detroit Free Press: 4/15/1846, 9/4/1850;
5. Buffalo Whig: 6/18/1834;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 7/28/1840, 11/29/1842;
7. Buffalo Daily National Pilot: 4/12/1845, 4/15/1845, 7/22/1845;
8. Cleveland Herald: 11/24/1847;
9. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 661;
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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