Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Clarion (Brigantine, 1844)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Clarion
Year of Build:
1844
Rebuilt:
1. 1857, Merry & Gay, Milan, Ohio;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John Richards
Ownership Notes:
Mowry, A. J., (1858); Skinner, A. T., (1860);
Master(s):
Wilson, J., (1858);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1844)
Hull Dimensions
1857
Length: 108' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 9' 10"
Tonnage
1857
Gross: 236 + 54/95
1844
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Erie 6-14-1849
June 14, 1849
   Port: Erie Number: 3 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 8-7-1857
August 7, 1857
   Port: Sandusky Number: 29 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Sandusky 10-18-1858
October 18, 1858
   Port: Sandusky Number: 29 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Brigantine, Clarion (1844-1860)
Nationality:
American (1844-1860)
Chronology:
1. 11/2/1845, collision, (Brig, Giddings), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
2. 11/29/1851, Lake Erie, lost a locomotive overboard from her deck and repaired;
3. 4/00/1860, Lake Michigan, lost topmasts and refitted at Milwaukee, $500 loss;
4. 10/00/1860, Ile Aux Galets, Lake Michigan, ashore, (wheat), hull $4, 500 loss, cargo $9, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $4,300;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Erie, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Erie, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. House Report No. 741; p. 161;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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