Mary (Brigantine, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mary
Year of Build:: 1848
Major repairs:: 1858;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1872;
Official Number:: 16648

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: James Averill
Ownership Notes:: Dunham, J. H., (1851); Gardner, F. B., (1852-1863); McGinn, Mark, (1863-1864); Ludington, H., (1865-1866); Janssen, J., (1867-1872); Nelson, A., (1873-1874); Olson, (1876-1879);
Master(s):: Turner, N. N.,, (1851); Rodgers, C. W., (1852); Spry, J., (1858); Morgan, R., (1865); Janssen, J., (1867-1872); Nelson, G., (1873);; Peterson, J., (1874);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 123' 8" Width/Beam: 24' 2" Depth: 8' 7 + 4/8"
1865: Length: 123.22' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 8.72'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 240 + 36.95
1865: Gross: 180.21
1872

Enrollments/Registration

September 14, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 52 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1849
April 18, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 14 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-20-1851
May 20, 1851: Port: Chicago Number: 16 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-26-1852
May 26, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-10-1858
April 10, 1858: Port: Chicago Number: 11 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-11-1863
April 11, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-11-1864
February 11, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 10 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-12-1865
April 12, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 179 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1867
April 8, 1867: Port: Milwaukee Number: 73 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1872
April 12, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 65 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Denomination changed
Next document: Chicago 3-15-1873
March 15, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 179 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-14-1874
July 14, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 3 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-10-1875
March 10, 1875: Port: Chicago

History

Classification:: a. Brig, Mary (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/12/1849, collision, (Schooner, Trenton), had her bowsprit, cutwater and jibboom carried away, repaired, $200 loss;
2. 10/3/1849, 4 miles from Barcelona, ashore and released, (wheat) $800 loss;
3. 7/00/1869, Lake Michigan, (lumber), sprang a leak and repaired;
4. 8/00/1869, Plum Island, Lake Michigan, damaged by a collision, (Schooner, E. Kanter), and repaired;
5. 10/00/1873, Charlotte, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, $22, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $4,000, in 1860; $2,500, in 1866; $2,500, in 1871;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1860-1879);
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1884);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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