Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Asia (Schooner, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Asia
Year of Build:
1848
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
L. D. Burnell & Thomas H. Cobb
Ownership Notes:
Mussey, H. E., (1848-1851); Reed, Conrad, (1848-1854);
Master(s):
Smith, Lester, (1848); Summer, L., (1851);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 108' 10" Width/Beam: 23' 3" Depth: 8' 10"
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 204 + 47/95
Enrollments/Registration
June 15, 1848
   Port: Cleveland Number: 54 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-12-1851
April 12, 1851
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-27-1853
May 27, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 45 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-16-1855
July 16, 1855
   Port: Cleveland Number: 54 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Asia (1848- )
Nationality:
American (1848-1855)
Chronology:
1. 11/29/1848, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore, (salt), released;
2. 5/4/1851, Milwaukee, dismasted, (corn), repaired, $1, 200 loss;
3. 12/3/1854, Fairport, ashore and released;
4. 9/21/1855, Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, collision, (Propeller, Forest City), sank;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
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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