Isabella (Brigantine, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Isabella
Year of Build:: 1848
Major repairs:: 1861;
Official Number:: 12087

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1848)
Builder Name:: R. Calkins
Ownership Notes:: Scott, M. B., (1848-1850); Harback, T. S., (1857); Tisdale, E., (1862-1868); Murdock, James, (1867); Marlott, R., (1869); Dickenson, C., (1860); Isdale, Erastus, (1863); Millard, D., (1864); Marlott, (1873); Kelderhouse, J., (1876);Lappen, (1878-1879);
Master(s):: Mariden, C, (1848); Graham, G. V., (1857) Jones, B. H., (1862-1865); Murdock, James, (1867); Maslott, D., (1868); Marlatt, R., (1869); Laphaw, Z., (1876);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 170' 1 3/4" Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 9' 7 1/4"
1865: Length: 119.2' Width/Beam: 24.3' Depth: 9'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 249 + 62/95
1865: Gross: 197.26

Enrollments/Registration

June 13, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 21 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1850
April 18, 1850: Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-24-1855
September 24, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 80 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-16-1857
September 16, 1857: Port: Cleveland Number: 96 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-26-1860
May 26, 1860: Port: Cleveland Number: 43 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Cleveland 9-8-1862
September 8, 1862: Port: Cleveland Number: 80 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Cleveland 9-14-1865
September 14, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 286 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Port Huron 8-28-1867
August 28, 1867: Port: Port Huron Number: 3 of 1867
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-4-1867
September 4, 1867: Port: Cleveland Number: 145 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 5-23-1868
May 23, 1868: Port: Cleveland Number: 69 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Huron 2-24-1869
February 24, 1869: Port: Port Huron Number: 1 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-3-1873
May 3, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 92 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-15-1876
June 15, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 77 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-26-1877
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June 26, 1877: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Isabella, (1848-1868);
b. Barge, Isabella (1868- )
Nationality:: American (1848- );
Chronology:: 1. 9/13/1852, Cleveland, capsized and towed into port;
2. 10/22/1853, Fairport, ashore, (wheat), released, $1, 100 loss;
3. 9/19/1854, Fairport, ashore, (salt), released;
4. 12/12/1854, Olcott, New York, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, (salt);
5. 9/00/1856, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, repaired, cargo, $100 loss, hull $300 loss;
6. 10/00/1858, off Cleveland, lost a man overboard;
7. 10/30/1878, South Bass Island, ashore, hull went to pieces, $2, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $2,500; 1871, she was listed with no valued given; 1879, she was listed as "not insurable";
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. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1866, 1871, 1878, 1873, 1876, 1879;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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