Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Young America (Brigantine, 1853)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Young America
Year of Build:
1853
Major repairs:
1861;
Rebuilt:
1. 1868;
Official Number:
27508
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
F. N. Jones
Ownership Notes:
Mxer, H. M., (1853); Ensign, C., (1854); Sturgis, S., (1861-1864); Duncansan, A., (1864); Farnham, T., (1865); Bird, Ann D., (1866); Peugeot, P., (1866); McDonald, R., (1867-1868); McDonald, E., (1869); Bateman, F. E., (1869); Smith, E., (1870-1872); Watson, S. L., (1873); Nagle, C. F., (1873); Lucas, G. G., (1881-1882); Cowan, Thomas,(1884); Parker, A. A., (1886); Humphrey, M. W., (1887); Wilson, John, (1889); Humphrey, W. M., (1891): Grummond, S. B., (1891-1892): Book, C., (1896); Pope, Henry, Henry, (1897); Pope, A., (1897); Perry, William F., (1897);
Master(s):
Murray, J., (1853-1854); Duncansan, A., (1864); Ames, L. S., (1865); Baldwin, Andrew, T., (1866); Peugeot, P., (1867); Colburn, J. L., (1867-1868); McDonald, R., (1868); Hudson, J., (1868); Prouty, P. D., (1869); McEwen, M., (1870); Bateman, F. E., (1872); Watson, S. L., (1873); Smith, E., (1873); Nagle, C. F., (1874); Lucas, G. G., (1881); Bonnak, Jr., Vicor, (1884); Quinn, John S., (1886); Humphrey, M. W., (1887); Wilson, John, (1889); Humphrey, W. M., (1891); Davis, L. M.,(1891-1892); Grummond, S. B., (1891); Book, Charles, (1896); Pope, Henry H., (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1865
Length: 129.95' Width/Beam: 25.11' Depth: 10.8'
1868
Length: 129.9' Width/Beam: 25.1' Depth: 10.4'
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 345 + 29/95
1865
Gross: 242.99 Net: 230.85
1868
Enrollments/Registration
May 12, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 78 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-20-1854
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October 20, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 192 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1861
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April 15, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 27 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-26-1864
April 26, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Liscense Expired
Next document: Chicago 5-12-1864
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May 12, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 164 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1865
April 17, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 213 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 5-5-1865
May 5, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 122 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 5-26-1866
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May 26, 1866
   Port: Buffalo Number: 129 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-6-1867
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March 6, 1867
   Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-23-1867
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April 23, 1867
   Port: Buffalo Number: 61 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-17-1868
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April 17, 1868
   Port: Buffalo Number: 362 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Altered to a Schooner
Next document: Buffalo 10-28-1868
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October 28, 1868
   Port: Buffalo Number: 88 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-28-1868
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October 28, 1868
   Port: Buffalo Number: 89 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1869
April 21, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 144 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1869
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April 21, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 145 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-9-1870
October 15, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 86 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-9-1870
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March 9, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 107 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-19-1872
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April 19, 1872
   Port: Buffalo Number: 113 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-29-1872
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April 29, 1872
   Port: Buffalo Number: 128 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-6-1873
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February 6, 1873
   Port: Buffalo Number: 117 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-8-1873
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February 8, 1873
   Port: Buffalo Number: 119 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-6-1874
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April 6, 1874
   Port: Buffalo Number: 192 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-18-1881
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April 18, 1881
   Port: Buffalo Number: 58 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-28-1882
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June 28, 1882
   Port: Buffalo Number: 96 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-15-1884
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April 15, 1884
   Port: Detroit Number: 104 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1886
April 22, 1886
   Port: Detroit Number: 48 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-26-1887
August 26, 1887
   Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-27-1887
August 27, 1887
   Port: Detroit Number: 14 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-19-1887
December 19, 1887
   Port: Detroit Number: 32 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-27-1889
March 27, 1889
   Port: Detroit Number: 38 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1891
April 25, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 66 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1891
April 25, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 67 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-29-1891
September 29, 1891
   Port: Detroit Number: 26 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-23-1892
May 23, 1892
   Port: Detroit Number: 92 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-30-1896
April 30, 1896
   Port: Toledo Number: 13 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 1-2-1897
January 2, 1897
   Port: Toledo Number: 11 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-8-1897
March 8, 1897
   Port: Port Huron Number: 12 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Toledo 3-25-1897
March 25, 1897
   Port: Toledo Number: 14 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 3-25-1897
March 25, 1897
   Port: Toledo Number: 15 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-10-1897
April 10, 1897
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
History
Classification:
a. Brig., Young America (1853-1868);
b. Schooner, Young America (1868- )
Nationality:
American (1853- )
Chronology:
1. 9/00/1855, River St. Clair, collision (Schooner, T. G. Avery), repaired, $2, 500 loss;
2. 9/12/1855, Clay Banks, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Brig. Allegheny), repaired, $8, 000 loss;
3. 11/00/1856, Beaver Island, Lake Huron, sprang a leak and towed into port, cargo $3, 000 loss, hull $300 loss;
4. 11/00/1857, Saginaw Bay, lost 2nd mate overboard;
5. 5/00/1858, Saginaw Bay, collision, (Schooner, Surprise), repaired, $3, 500 loss;
6. 5/30/1858, Erie, capsized and towed into port; (This has to be another "Young America");
7. 5/31/1858, Saginaw Bay, collision, (Brig., John Henry); repaired, $360 loss;
8. 10/00/1860, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, (grain), repaired, $800 loss;
9. 9/00/1867, St. Helena Reef, Lake Michigan, lost her foremast and replaced, $470 loss;
10. 11/00/1869, Lake Erie, lost her centreboard and canvas and replaced;
11. 5/00/1871, Cleveland, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and repaired, $300 loss;
12. 10/28/1875, Dunkirk, ashore, sank, (stone), raised;
13. 6/14/1888, burned, repaired;
14. 8/20/1890, Kelley's Island, Long Point Reef, ashore, (coal);
15. 8/00/1895, Meldrum Bay, Georgian Bay, ashore and became a total wreck;
Notes
General notes:
Runge says she was lost in Georgian Bay while towing behind the Burlington;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
6. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1900);
9. Herman Runge's notes;
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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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