Brightie (Schooner, 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Brightie
Year of Build:: 1868
Official Number:: 2587

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: Ira Laffrienier & Doakes Company
Ownership Notes:: Porter, E., (1868); Winslow, H. C., (1869-1876); Winslow, W. G., (1879); Burt, W. R., (1881); Birdsell, Ben, (1887): Bradley, C. H., (1888-1891); Blodgett, I. W., (1893);
Master(s):: Porter, E., (1868); Moore, S., (1869); Teller, G. R., (1873-1875); Wadesworth, W., (1876-1879); Allan, J., (1881); Birdsell, Ben, (1887): Bradley, C. H., (1888-1889); Blodgett, I. W., (1893);

Power

Number of Masts:: 3 (1868)

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 182.2' Width/Beam: 33.2' Depth: 13'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 600.80 Net: 570.76

Enrollments/Registration

September 8, 1868: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1868
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-13-1867
May 13, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 210 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 7-10-1873
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July 10, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1875
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April 7, 1875: Port: Buffalo Number: 27 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-8-1876
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May 8, 1876: Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Buffalo 10-25-1876
October 25, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 15 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-19-1879
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May 19, 1879: Port: Buffalo Number: 58 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1881
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April 8, 1881: Port: Port Huron Number: 74 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-15-1887
April 15, 1887: Port: Port Huron Number: 120 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-26-1888
March 26, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 117 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-18-1889
April 18, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 152 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-6-1890
May 6, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 139 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-19-1891
March 19, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 84 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1893
April 8, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 98 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-11-1916
April 11, 1916: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Enrrollment Form Issued

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Brightie (1868-1928)
Nationality:: American (1868-1928)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1868, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore, (wheat), released, $8, 800 loss;
2. 12/00/1871, Washington Island, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $2, 000 loss;
3. 8/23/1928, off White Hall, Lake Michigan, sank in 75 feet of water, (pulpwood);

Notes

General notes:: She was named in honor of H. J. Winslow's daughter who died in Europe in 1868;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1929)

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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