W. W. Brigham (Schooner, 1849)

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Identification

Vessel name:: W. W. Brigham
Year of Build:: 1849
Major repairs:: 1874;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1867, A. McClellan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Official Number:: 26363

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cattaraugus Creek, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Charles Huntley
Ownership Notes:: Blake, Willard, (1849); Butler, J., (1854-1855); Caswell, R. K., (1859-1863); Abrahamsen, G. C., (1864); Mohr, A., (1864); Beck, A. R., (1865); Burns, James, (1865-1867); Beck, (1866); Connolley, P., (1868-1869); O'Leany J., (1870-1879); Breck, (1871);
Master(s):: Blake, Willard, (1849); Smith, G., (1854);Butler, J., (1854); Humphrey, N., (1855); Hanson, T. M., (1859); Caswell, R. K., (1862); Abrahamsen, G. C., (1864); Beck, A. R., (1865); Burns, James, (1865-1868); O'Leany J., (1869-1870);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1849)

Hull Dimensions

1849: Length: 90' 3" Width/Beam: 20' 7+1/2" Depth: 7' 2"
1865: Length: 91' Width/Beam: 21.2' Depth: 6' 6"
1867: Length: 93' Width/Beam: 21.1' Depth: 7.1'

Tonnage

1849: Gross: 121 + 16/95
1865: Gross: 88.88
1867: Gross: 93.71 Net: 89

Enrollments/Registration

October 19, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 95 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-30-1850
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October 30, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 84 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-19-1851
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June 19, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 51 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-18-1851
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September 18, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 75 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-16-1854
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March 16, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-4-1854
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May 4, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 103 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1855
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May 1, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-24-1858
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May 24, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 66 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-14-1859
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March 14, 1859: Port: Milwaukee Number: 67 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-4-1862
April 4, 1862: Port: Milwaukee Number: 39 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-8-1864
March 8, 1864: Port: Milwaukee Number: 33 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1865
April 4, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 115 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 9-29-1865
September 29, 1865: Port: Milwaukee Number: 123 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-29-1866
August 29, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1867
April 18, 1867: Port: Milwaukee Number: 91 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Milwaukee 9-1-1868
September 1, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 22 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-10-1869
April 10, 1869: Port: Milwaukee Number: 73 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-23-1870
August 23, 1870: Port: Milwaukee Number: 9 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-1-1884; Next document: (Vessel lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, W. W. Brigham (1849-1884)
Nationality:: American (1849-1884)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1850, Port Maitland, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
2. 10/14/1854, Dunkirk, Lake Erie, ashore, sank, (coal), raised;
3. 7/00/1855, sprang a leak, lost part of her deck load, (coal), repaired, cargo $100 loss, hull $550 loss;
4. 8/00/1855, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, E. L. Williams), repaired, $200 loss;
5. 11/00/1855, Buffalo, collision, (sunk Schooner, Garden City), repaired;
6. 11/00/1858, Manistee Lake, cut through by ice and sank, (lumber), raised, $100 loss;
7. 9/11/1866, between Manistee and Muskegon, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $8, 000 loss;
8. 8/25/1884, Horseshoe Reef, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and capsized, (lumber); U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was
towed to Grand Haven;

Notes

General notes:: 1884, she is not insurable and is listed as a scow;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole;s notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863-1864, 1866, 1871, 1873,1876, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1884;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1885);

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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