Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Flying Cloud (Scow Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Flying Cloud
Year of Build:
1852
Rebuilt:
1. 1863;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William Baltin
Ownership Notes:
Braninum, William, (1852); Bolton, W., (1853); Thurber, P., (1854); Campbelle, C., (1856); Lorenger, G., (1861-1862); Goulait, Theodore, (1863);
Master(s):
Brannign, William, (1852); Bolton, W., (1853); Campbell, C., (1856); Lorenger, G., (1862); Goulait, Theodore, (1863);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 53' Width/Beam: 14' 4" Depth: 3' 10"
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 25 + 63/95
1863
Gross: 25 + 63/95
1865
Enrollments/Registration
May 28, 1852
   Port: Detroit Number: 67 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 2-21-1853
February 21, 1853
   Port: Detroit Number: 4 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-21-1854
June 21, 1854
   Port: Detroit Number: 77 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-11-1856
August 11, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 100 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-1-1861
June 1, 1861
   Port: Detroit Number: 53 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-27-1862
June 27, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 106 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-20-1863
July 20, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 147 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: 9-1-1865
September 1, 1865

Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
History
Classification:
a. Scow Schooner, Flying Cloud (1852- )
Nationality:
American (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 9/20/1853, off Racine, Lake Michigan, capsized in a gale and towed into Muskegon for repairs, (lumber), $4, 500 loss;
2. 5/00/1857, Straits of Mackinaw, collision, (Schooner, Racer), repaired, $200 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
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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