Wisconsin Maritime Museum

John W. Brown (Schooner, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
John W. Brown
Year of Build:
1847
Major repairs:
1862;
Official Number:
12753
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Conneaut, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
William Lent
Ownership Notes:
Howard, H., (1847); Lyons, R., (1850); Raynor, J. A., (1852-1853); Walker, M., (1854); Green, S. C., (1856); Veels, H. R., (1856); Cowgale, E. L., (1858); Brown, Rumsey R., (1859-1860); Houghton, G. G., (1861-1865); Houghton Brothers,(1863-1871); Johnson, J. C.., (1866); Patterson, Z., (1867-1869); Ban Shaack, (1873); Aslekson, D., (1874); Peterson, (1876-1879); Potgether, H., (1879-1880); Campbell, M., (1883);
Master(s):
Howard, H., (1847); Raynor, J. A., (1852-1853); Wood, S., (1856); Downs, W. T., (1858); Brown, R. R., (1859); Beckley, J. G., (1861); Corney, M., (1865); Johnson, J., (1866-1867); Patterson, Z., (1868-1869); Edmudson, G., (1874); Potgether, H., (1879-1880); Campbell, R., (1883);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1850
Length: 100' 7+1/2" Width/Beam: 25' 11" Depth: 9' 4+3/4"
1865
Length: 107.9' Width/Beam: 25.5' Depth: 8.6'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 238 + 55/95
1865
Gross: 165.87 Net: 157.58
Enrollments/Registration
April 20, 1847
   Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-28-1850
October 28, 1850
   Port: Cleveland Number: 57 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-10-1852
December 10, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 134 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-4-1853
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January 4, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 1 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-15-1854
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September 15, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 187 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-31-1856
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January 31, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-1-1856
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September 1, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 181 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-8-1858
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April 8, 1858
   Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1859
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April 12, 1859
   Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1861
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April 8, 1861
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 27 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-29-1865
March 29, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 10 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 4-11-1866
April 11, 1866
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 165 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-2-1867
April 2, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 271 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-9-1868
January 9, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 159 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-4-1869
March 4, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 160 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-4-1874
April 4, 1874
   Port: Chicago Number: 183 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1874
April 17, 1874
   Port: Chicago Number: 215 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-29-1879
March 29, 1879
   Port: Chicago Number: 45 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-13-1880
March 13, 1880
   Port: Chicago Number: 100 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-9-1883
April 9, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 61 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-19-1884

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, John W. Brown (1847-1884)
Nationality:
American (1847-1884)
Chronology:
1. 9/8/1847, Conneaut, dismasted and towed into port, repaired;
2. 10/9/1847, Buffalo, collision, (Schooner, N. C. Baldwin, Brig. St. Louis, Schooner, Convoy), repaired;
3. 7/29/1852, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Great Western), repaired, $900 loss;
4. 10/00/1852, Lake Michigan, dismasted, refitted at Milwaukee, $4, 800 loss;
5. 11/24/1853, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, (wheat), repaired, $150 loss;
6. 10/00/1855, Lake Michigan, lost part of her canvas, sprang a leak, (wheat), repaired, $1, 500 loss;
7. 10/00/1857, Port Dalhousie, struck the pier, repaired, $680 loss;
8. 10/00/1859, St. Clair Rapids, collision, (Schooner, Kate Richmond), lost her bowsprit and repaired, $230 loss;
9. 11/00/1859, Buffalo Harbor, collision, (Bark, Badger State), repaired, $250 loss;
9. 11/00/1866, Manistee, ashore and released, $800 loss;
10. 10/00/1869, Chicago, collision with a bridge and repaired, $800 loss;
11. 9/00/1873, Muskegon, struck pier and repaired, $7, 000 loss;
12. 4/28/1884, Chicago, Lake Michigan, sank in Arnold's Slip while docked;
13. 7/20/1884, Chicago, she was towed out into the lake and scuttled;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $3,900; 1871, she was valued at $3,000; 1884, she is just listed as not insurable;
1879, official number was listed as 12758, which is an error;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; 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. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1885);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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