Robert Hollister (Brigantine, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Robert Hollister
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1861;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Perrysburg, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1847)
Builder Name:: Charles G. Keeler
Ownership Notes:: Hollister, Benjamin, F, (1847); Hollister, John, (1847); Walley, J., C., (1852); Smith, J., (1853-1863); Braddock, H., (1857-1864); Trippp, A. P., (1860); Ingraham, Edward, (1864-1865);
Master(s):: Keeler, Charles, G., (1847); Brown, T., (1852); Chaton_, J., (1853); Tripp, A. C., (1857); Becker, L. C., (1858); Smith, J., (1863); Keeler, Smith, John,(1864-1865);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 119' 4" Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 9' 7"
1865: Length: 120.4' Width/Beam: 25.85' Depth: 9.35'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 272 + 7/95
1865: Gross: 214.42

Enrollments/Registration

June 4, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-4-1848
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September 4, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 75 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1852
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April 24, 1852: Port: Chicago Number: 21 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-19-1853
April 19, 1853: Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-18-1857
February 18, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-4-1858
May 4, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 55 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-2-1863
July 2, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 3 of 1863
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-5-1863
August 5, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 157 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-19-1864
June 19, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 142 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-3-1865
July 3, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 228 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured); Next document: (Vessel ashore, Total Loss; Next document: Papers Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Robert Hollister (1847-1865)
Nationality:: American (1847-1865)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1855, Lake Michigan, dismasted, (corn), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
2. 11/00/1859, St. Clair River, collision, (Schooner, Thomas Dyer), repaired, $200 loss;
3. 00/00/1865, near Chicago, Lake Michigan, wrecked;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $2,000; 1864, she was valued at $6,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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