Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
C. B. Blair
Also known as:
Two Brothers
Year of Build:
1848
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Michigan City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Francis Jourdan
Ownership Notes:
Tryon, C., (1848); Blain, C. B., (1850); Dyer, T., (1851-1852); Hillard, J. P., (1854-1860); Harding, (1860); Brown, W. D., (1861); Norris, E., (1862); Maypole, J. J., (1863-1864); Simencan, L. (1864); Folkerts, F., (1865); Zahn,k Henry, (1866);
Master(s):
Curin, L. T., (1848); Langley, Sam G., (1850); Naper, G. A., (1851-1852); Harding, C., (1854); Peoger, E., (1858); Burns, M., (1861); Burns, T., (1862); Godman, W. G., (1864); Manville, C. S., (1864); Bonale, Victor, (1865);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 102' 6" Width/Beam: 24' 3" Depth: 8' 7+1/2"
1865
Length: 110' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 9.2'
Tonnage
1849
Gross: 212 +36/95
1865
Gross: 167.03
Enrollments/Registration
May 11, 1848
   Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-9-1849
April 9, 1849
   Port: Chicago Number: 4 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-16-1850
July 16, 1850
   Port: Chicago Number: 46 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-19-1851
March 19, 1851
   Port: Chicago Number: 3 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-20-1852
April 20, 1852
   Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Chicago 6-3-1854
June 3, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 72 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-9-1858
April 9, 1858
   Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-14-1860
July 14, 1860
   Port: Chicago Number: 56 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-26-1861
July 26, 1861
   Port: Buffalo Number: 78 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1862
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March 12, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo1-19-1863
View document online
January 19, 1863
   Port: Buffalo Number: 2 of 1863
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1864
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April 15, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 102 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-12-1864
August 12, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 208 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-19-1864
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August 19, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 185 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1865
April 24, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 86 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 9-7-1867

Next document: (Sold Foreign)
History
Classification:
a. Brigantine, C. B. Blair (1849-1867);
b. Barge, Two Brothers (1867- )
Nationality:
American (1848-1867); Canadian (1867- )
Chronology:
1. 8/30/1850, between Chicago and Michigan City, ashore, (corn & wheat), released;
2. 11/20/1853, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and repaired, $200 loss;
3. 11/00/1856, Detroit River, dismasted and repaired, $800 loss;
4. 9/5/1872, River Sydenham, Lake Huron, burned, $2, 500 loss;*
Notes
General notes:
*She burns under the name of C. B. Blair, in 1872;
1866, she is valued at $2,500; 1868, she is just listed without any value;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1868;
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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