Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
America
Also known as:
America
Year of Build:
1853
Major repairs:
1861;
Rebuilt:
1. 1856;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Amherst Island, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
David Tait
Ownership Notes:
McGuire, James, (1860-1866); McAvoy, (1866);
Master(s):
Becker, (1871);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1853)
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 189
1856
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, America (1853- )
Nationality:
Canada (1853- )
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1870, Oswego, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, $2, 000 loss;
2, 11/00/1870, Oswego, Lake Ontario, lost her foremast and replaced. $380 loss;
3. 5/00/1871, Lake Ontario, lost her mainmast and replaced, $700 loss;
4. 11/22/1871, Pillar Point, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, $300 loss, (coal);
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $3,900; 1866, she was valued at $2,000; 1871, she was listed with no valued given;
1871, she ran out of Oswego, New York; 1866, she ran out of Kingston;
Sources:
1. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
2. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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