Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Northumberland (Brigantine, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Northumberland
Year of Build:
1852
Major repairs:
1861;
Rebuilt:
1. 1866, Cobourg, Ontario;
2. 1869;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cobourg, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
James Navagh
Ownership Notes:
Hamiltron, J. E., (1854-1864); Horton, (1854-1869):
Master(s):
Hamilton, J. E., (1856-1857);
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 344
1869
Gross: 314
History
Classification:
a. Brig., Northumberland (1852-1866);;
b. Schooner, Northumberland (1866- )
Nationality:
Canada (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 9/00/1856, Lake Michigan, collision, (Propeller, Northern Michigan), repaired;
2. 7/00/1863, Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, damaged her cargo in a gale, $2, 600 loss;
3. 11/00/1863, Duck Island, Lake Ontario, lost her anchors and replaced, $3, 800 loss;
4. 10/24/1868 off the Ducks, Lake Ontario, sank and raised;
5. 11/00/1868, Green Bay, lost her masts and refitted, $2, 200 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1854, she was valued at $3,000 pounds; 1864, she was valued at $4,500;
Sources:
1. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1854, 1856, 1857, 1869;
2. Vessel Register: 1864;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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