Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Charles Carroll
Also known as:
America
Year of Build:
1831
Rebuilt:
1. 1834, Saclets, Harbor, New York;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sackets Harbor, New York
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head (1831)
Scroll Figure Head (1834)
Ownership Notes:
Case, Calvin, (1831); Sacket, Edward, (1831-1834); Butterfield, Phivanda, (1831); Camp, E., (1835); Sprague,
Alonzo, (1837); Brown, N. W., (1839); Kirby, Edward, (1839); Bradley, John, (1839); Massy, Marcellus, (1839);
Master(s):
Case, Calvin, (1831); Howe, D., (1834); Tyler, I. F., (1835); Sprague, Alonzo, (1837); Chasters, Nathan, (1839);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1831)*
Hull Dimensions
1831
Length: 81' 8" Width/Beam: 14' 6" Depth: 6' 3"
1834
Length: 102' Width/Beam: 14' 6" Depth: 6' 3"
Tonnage
1831
Gross: 69 + 57/95
1834
Gross: 89 + 2/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 14, 1831
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 1 of 1831
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 7-13-1831
July 13, 1831
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 1 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-14-1834
April 14, 1834
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 1 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt & Renamed America
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-22-1835
April 22, 1835
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 1 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 7-6-1837
July 6, 1837
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 10 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 5-10-1839
May 10, 1839**
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 6 of 1839
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Steamer, Charles Carroll (1831-1834);
b. Schooner, America (1834- )
Nationality:
American (1831- )
Notes
General notes:
*3 masts in 1834 after rebuild;
Lytle list says she was renamed, "America", in 1831, which is an error;
Engine built by J. Dodd, 28 H. P., low pressure in 1831;
**Enrollment says she was built in 1832, which is an error;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollments: Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Daily Courier: 9/28/1847;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
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




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