Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Helen Kent (Sloop, 1844)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Helen Kent
Year of Build:
1844
Major repairs:
1862, 1863;
Rebuilt:
1. 1848;
2. 1854, Joseph P., Arnold, Port Huron, Michigan;
Official Number:
11184
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cattaraugus Creek, New York
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head (1844)
Figure Head (1848)**
Builder Name:
Thomas N. Mix
Ownership Notes:
Bugbee, C., (1852); Reid, S., (1853); Butman, (1853); Dowling, W. H., B., (1854); Kehoe, J., (1855); Simms, T., (1856-1865); Silverman, L., (1866); Silverman, N. F., (1866); Buckley, T., (1867);
Master(s):
Butler, James, (1846); Peppare, J., (1853); Bazzard, J., (1854); Reed, L., (1856); Reed, R., (1857); Cameron, W., (1865); Christian, R., (1866); Millidge, J., (1866); Patterson, A., (1867);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1844)*
Hull Dimensions
1844
Length: 55' 4" Width/Beam: 19' Depth: 6' 7"
1848
Length: 80' 9" Width/Beam: 19' 1" Depth: 6' 7 1/2"
1854
Length: 104' Width/Beam: 19' 6" Depth: 7' 6"
1865
Length: 105.6' Width/Beam: 19.8' Depth: 7.55'
Tonnage
1844
Gross: 58 + 20/95
1848
Gross: 58 + 20/95
1854
Gross: 142 + 14/95
1865
Gross: 114.35
Enrollments/Registration
May 28, 1844
   Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 7-19-1844
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July 19, 1844
   Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-10-1845
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June 10, 1845
   Port: Buffalo Number: 29 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-17-1846
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November 17, 1846
   Port: Buffalo Number: 74 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1848
View document online
April 10, 1848
   Port: Buffalo Number: 16 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (Altered to Schooner)
Next document: Buffalo 3-17-1852
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March 17, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 22 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-23-1853
View document online
March 23, 1853
   Port: Sandusky Number: 2 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-5-1854
June 5, 1854
   Port: Detroit Number: 69 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (New)
Next document: Chicago 7-25-1855
July 25, 1855
   Port: Chicago Number: 74 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-1-1856
April 1, 1856
   Port: Chicago Number: 8 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-18-1857
August 18, 1857
   Port: Chicago Number: 96 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-20-1865
July 20, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 438 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 3-21-1866
March 21, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 623 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-7-1866
August 7, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 37 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-1-1866
October 1, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 101 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1867
March 30, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 268 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Helen Kent (1844-1848);
b. Schooner, Helen Kent (1848-1867)
Nationality:
American(1844-1867)
Chronology:
1. 7/15/1844, Grand River, Maitland, ashore and released;
2. 10/18/1844, Cattaraugus Creek, ashore and released;
3. 11/14/1845, Thirty-Mile Creek, wrecked and repaired;
4. 5/19/1853, Huron, ashore and released;
5. 11/00/1856, White Lake, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, ($8, 000 loss);
6. 10/20/1859, off North Point, Milwaukee, ran on her anchor, sank and raised, (lumber);
7. 11/000/1862, Lake Michigan, collision, (Schooner, George H. Foster), sank and raised;
8. 4/8/1863, Kalamazoo River, ashore and released, $800 loss;
9. 5/30/1866, Fullers pier, St. Joseph, ashore and released, $800 loss;
10. 4/00/1867, Browns Pier, Lake Michigan, ashore, dismantled and abandoned, $5, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*1848, she had 2 masts;
**1854, plain head, no figure head;
1860, she was valued at $1,200; 1866, she was valued at $2,500;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 649;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
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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