Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Alnwick (Schooner, 1851)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Alnwick
Year of Build:
1851
Major repairs:
1862, 1865;
Official Number:
565
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cape Vincent, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Figure Head
Builder Name:
Lewis Goler
Ownership Notes:
Tracy, J. M., (1851); Read, W. S., (1853); Pittman, James. E., (1853); Towbridge, E., (1855); Hudson, E. W., (1856-1857); Scott, J. B., (1858-1862); Smith, J. B., (1858-1863); Hudson, E. N. (1860); Scott, J. B., (1863); Smith, John, 1864); Smith, Peter, (1865-1866); Hoye, M. S., (1865); Reddy, John, (1868); Reddy, W., (1870); Read, John, (1871); Wellendy, D., (1871);
Master(s):
Tracy, J. M., (1851); Earl, R. M ., (1853); Starkweather, L. H., (1855); Sprott, A., (1856-1857); Stone, C., (1858); Cook, J., (1862); Blenkburg, L., (1864); Kluckenberg, D., (1864); Walsh, D. C., (1865); Walsh, J. E., (1865); Reddy, John, (1868-1871);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1851)
Hull Dimensions
1851
Length: 89' 6" Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 7' 6"
1865
Length: 88.9' Width/Beam: 19.5' Depth: 7.7'
Tonnage
1851
Gross: 122 + 35/95
1865
Gross: 104.47
Enrollments/Registration
April 28, 1851
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 4 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 2-28-1853
February 28, 1853
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 1 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1853
April 22, 1853
   Port: Detroit Number: 53 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-12-1855
March 12, 1855
   Port: Detroit Number: 14 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1856
April 25, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-14-1857
July 14, 1857
   Port: Detroit Number: 87 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-26-1858
April 26, 1858
   Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1862
April 28, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 53 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-22-1862
August 22, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 145 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-11-1864
April 11, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 38 of 1864
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-24-1864
May 24, 1864
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 91 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-8-1865
May 8, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 76 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 6-7-1865
June 7, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 209 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-14-1868
January 14, 1868
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 106 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-21-1870
July 21, 1870
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 1 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-3-1871
October 3, 1871
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 17 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 11-11-1872

Next document: (Vessel Burned)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Alnwick (1851-1872)*
Nationality:
American (1851-1872)
Chronology:
1. 10/14/1854, between Pt. Betsey and Grand River, ashore and released;
2. 4/00/1857, St. Joseph, ashore and released, (5 lives lost), $1, 000 loss;
3. 10/.00/1858, St. Clair River, collision, (Schooner, White Squall), repaired, $200 loss;
4. 11/00/1858, St. Clair River, collision, (Steamer, Dispatch), repaired, $200 loss;
5. 4/5/1860, Mammy Judy Light, Bar Point, Lake Erie, ashore, (lumber), released;
6. 9/00/1867, Milwaukee, lost main mast and repaired, $150 loss;
7. 12/.00/1867, Manistee, ashore and released, $600 loss;
8. 11/00/1870, Milwaukee, ashore and released, $4, 800 Loss;
9. 10/9/1871, Chicago River, caught on fire, burned, (1 life lost), $6, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*She was reported in the newspapers as "Alenwick" or "Allenwick";
1860, she was valued at $1,500; 1866, she was valued at $3,000; 1864, she was refastened; 1871, she was valued at $800;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor,
New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 4/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1880);
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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