Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Henry L. Lansing
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Vicent Bidwell & Banta
Ownership Notes:
Darrow, H. P., (1852); Bristol, G. C., (1853); Fox, W. A., (1854); Brce, E. K., (1856); Mixer, H. M., (1856); Harrison, C., (1858-1860); Hibbard, W. B., (1859); Plankington, J., (1862); Hudson, E. W., (1862); Hibbard, William, R., (1863); Jones, J. M. (1864); Jones, Angeline M., (1864-1865);
Master(s):
Curtis, E., (1853); McKendy, A., (1854); Humphrey, J., (1858); Fitzgerald, J., (1859-1860); Ferdenand, N., (1862); Parsons, James, (1864-1865)
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 141' 7" Width/Beam: 26' 9" Depth: 10' 5 1/2"
1865
Length: 142' Width/Beam: 36.9' Depth: 10.8'
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 369 + 64/95
1865
Gross: 238.26
Enrollments/Registration
July 26, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 93 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-6-1853
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April 6, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 43 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1854
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April 12, 1854
   Port: Buffalo Number: 61 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-24-1856
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March 24, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 29 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-16-1856
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May 16, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-22-1858
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June 22, 1858
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 27 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-7-1859
September 7, 1859
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 20 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-3-1862
May 3, 1862
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 70 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-20-1862
September 20, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 172 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-20-1864
April 20, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 74 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-18-1865
April 18, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 48 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)

Next document: (Vessel Ashore, Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Henry L. Lansing (1852- )
Nationality:
American (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 11/28/1853, head of Lake Erie, ashore, (wheat), released, $2, 500 loss;
2. 9/00/1855, 40 Mile Point, Lake Huron, collision, (Bark, Morgan), repaired, $300 loss;
3. 9/00/1855, canvas blown away, cargo of corn shifted, repaired, cargo $2, 000 loss, hull $500 loss;
4. 11/4/1856, New Buffalo, ashore, (merchandise), released, cargo $1, 800 loss, hull $1, 000 loss;
5. 10/00/1858, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and repaired, $500 loss, (salt and coal);
6. 10/(7-9)/1858, North Manitou, ashore and released, $2, 500 loss;
7. 11/15/1864, Colchester Reef, Lake Erie, ashore, (wheat) released;
8. 00/00/1865, near Chicago, Lake Michigan, wrecked;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $6,500; 1864, she was valued at $7,000;
She was the twin of the Schooner, "Fox", of the W. A. Fox Line;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
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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