Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Crescent
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ohio City, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Quail & Moses
Ownership Notes:
Duncan, Jerimiah, W., (1852); Madewcroff, (1855);
Master(s):
Atkins, A. R., (1852); McEachern, C., (1855);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 122' 6" Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 10' 2"
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 297 + 48/95
1855
Enrollments/Registration
March 10, 1853
   Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1855
April 25, 1855
   Port: Chicago Number: 24 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Crescent (1855- )
Nationality:
American (1852-1855); Canada (1855- )
Chronology:
1. 10/5/1855, North Fox Island, Beaver Island, Lake Michigan, ashore, (merchandise), hull went to pieces, cargo $35, 000
loss, hull $10, 000 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
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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