Robert Burns (Brig, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Robert Burns
Year of Build:: 1848
Major repairs:: 1861;
Official Number:: 21177

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Huron, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Brig
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Pangburn
Ownership Notes:: Williams, T. P, (1850); Dill, R., (1855); Morris, G. D., (1855); Hebbert, W. B., (1856); Eldrid, E., (1859); Durand, (1860); Owen, John, (1861-1864); Dexter, W., (1864-1865); Quayle, T., (1867);
Master(s):: Humphrey, G., (1850); Huron,, (1855); McRee,J., (1856); McCumin, W., (1859); Grant, (1861); Galligan, T., (1864-1865); Corrin, (1867); Clifford, L. H., (1867);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 126' 1" Width/Beam: 27' Depth: 9' 10"
1865: Length: 127.1' Width/Beam: 27.2' Depth: 9.9'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 307 + 10/95
1865: Gross: 277.72

Enrollments/Registration

July 31, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 37 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 11-9-1850
November 9, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 67 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-29-1851
October 29, 1851: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1855
April 18, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 14 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-3-1855
August 3, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 171 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-6-1855
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August 6, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 176 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-22-1856
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April 22, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 40 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1859
March 31, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-17-1861
June 17, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 61 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1864
April 23, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 124 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-20-1865
April 20, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 238 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1867
April 17, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 317 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, Robert Burns (1848-1869)
Nationality:: American (1848-1869)
Chronology:: 1. 11/28/1850, East Sister Island, Lake Erie, ashore, (wheat & flour), sank and released;
2. 11/12/1852, Maitland, Lake Erie, ashore, (merchandise), released, $1, 500 loss;
3. 7/00/1859, off Chicago, sustained damage to spars and sails in a squall, $150 loss;
4. 11/00/1863, Lake Huron, collision and repaired, $220 loss;
5. 11/00/1867, Michigan City, sank and raised, $3, 500 loss;
6. 6/00/1869, Chicago, collision, (Scow, M. Corlett), and repaired;
7. 10/00/1869, Chicago, disabled by collision and repaired;
8. 11/(16-19)/1869, Straits of Mackinac, sank, (grain), (10 lives lost), $24, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Last true brig on the Great Lakes;
Sources:: 1. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
4. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
5. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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