Denmark (Schooner, 1846)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Denmark
Year of Build:: 1846
Major repairs:: 1855, 1861;
Official Number:: 6129

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Luther Moses
Ownership Notes:: Richmond, Dean, (1846); Sheperd, (1853); Winslow, (1853); Richmond, H. M., (1855); Ham, W., (1858); Nye, L., (1859); Hand, William, (186); Roach, M., (1863); Finne, E., (1863); Bailey, (1864); Campbell, J., (1864); Cronbrigat, William, J., (1865-1866); Conkright, (1866);Singor, J., (1867); Magill, H., (1868); Long, J., (1869-1873);
Master(s):: Weaver, T. H., (1855); Ham, W., (1858); Fitzgerald, M., (1859); Finn, Edward, (1863); Williams, T., (1864); Johnson, Kittie, (1865); Nielson, N., (1866); Craby, W., (1866); Gleason, H., (1867); Peterson, (1868); Hunnigan, J., (1869);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1846)

Hull Dimensions

1846: Length: 109' 11" Width/Beam: 24' 2" Depth: 9' 9"
1865: Length: 108.4' Width/Beam: 23.4' Depth: 9'

Tonnage

1846: Gross: 236 + 63/95
1865: Gross: 169.37

Enrollments/Registration

May 6, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 61 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-30-1848
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October 30, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 85 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-22-1849
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November 22, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-17-1851
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June 17, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 49 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-6-1855
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August 6, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 79 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-17-1858
June 17, 1858: Port: Chicago Number: 42 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1859
April 18, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-6-1863
April 6, 1863: Port: Buffalo Number: 41 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1863
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April 24, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 80 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-29-1863
October 29, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 324 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1864
March 31, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 71 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-19-1865
April 19, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 229 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 3-29-1866
March 29, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 640 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-25-1866
July 25, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 26 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-5-1867
July 5, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-6-1868
March 6, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 207 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-16-1868
March 16, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 217 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago3-16-1869
March 16, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 178 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-30-1874; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Denmark (1846-1874)
Nationality:: American (1846-1874)
Chronology:: 1. 10/18/1852, Middle Island, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $1, 000 loss;
2. 12/4/1854, Buffalo, ashore, (corn), released, $5, 000 loss;
3. 10/30/1855, Point Pelee, ashore, railroad iron & lumber), released, $1, 500 loss;
4. 5/00/1856, Chicago River, collision, (Brig. Seneca), lost head gear, repaired, $2, 500 loss;
5. 8/8/1856, Bailey's Harbor, ashore in a fog, released, $1, 300 loss;
6. 11/00/1861, Saginaw Bay, sprung foremast in a gale and repaired, $300 loss;
7. 9/00/1863, Lake Huron, collision and repaired, $3, 763 loss;
8. 10/16/1866, Evanston, Illinois, ashore and released, $10, 000 loss;
9. 6/00/1867, Chicago, collision and repaired, $100 loss;
10. 7/00/1873, Lake Michigan, collision, repaired, $300 loss;
11. 10/00/1873, Lake Erie, struck a shoal and repaired, $200 loss;
12. 10/00/1873, Death's Door, ashore and released, $800 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she is valued at $2,500; 1873, she is valued at $1,800;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

Contact

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