Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Silas Wright (Schooner, 1849)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Silas Wright
Year of Build:
1849
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cape Vincent, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
Grapser, M., (1852); Stone, L, (1857-1858); Ratell, J. A., (1858); Van Norman, A., (1858-1860); Darisigaker, J., (1858);
Master(s):
Johnson, R. J., (1852); Stone, L., (1857-1858); Ratell, J. A., (1858); Van Norman, A., (1858);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1849)
Hull Dimensions
1849
Length: 74' 9" Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 6' 2"
Tonnage
1849
Gross: 70 + 2/95
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Cape Vincent 6-13-1849
June 13, 1849
   Port: Cape Vincent
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-26-1852
July 26, 1852
   Port: Cleveland Number: 51 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1856
April 28, 1856
   Port: Cleveland Number: 21 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-4-1857
May 4, 1857
   Port: Cleveland Number: 40 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-3-1858
April 3, 1858
   Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-3-1858
April 3, 1858
   Port: Cleveland Number: 16 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 7-19-1858
July 19, 1858
   Port: Erie Number: 8 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 10-12-1858
October 12, 1858
   Port: Erie Number: 12 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Silas Wright (1849- )
Nationality:
American (1849- )
Chronology:

1. 9/13/1860, between Dunkirk and Barcelona, ashore, (in ballast), became a total loss, $1, 000 loss;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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