Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Kansas (Schooner, 1854)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Kansas
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Joseph, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Jerry Hanson
Ownership Notes:
Brewer, Joseph, (1854-1856);
Master(s):
Brewer, Joseph, (1854); Mitchell, J., (1856);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1854)
Hull Dimensions
1854
Length: 82' 5" Width/Beam: 21' Depth: 6' 7"
Tonnage
1854
Gross: 106 + 71/95
Enrollments/Registration
October 2, 1854
   Port: Detroit Number: 122 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-15-1856
May 15, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 48 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Kansas (1854- )
Nationality:
American (1854- )
Chronology:

1. 11/00/1856, Lake Michigan, capsized in a gale, sank, (11 lives lost), $4, 000 loss;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 678;
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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