Mohegan (Brigantine, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mohegan
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1860;
Official Number:: 16450

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Monroe, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1847)
Builder Name:: Asa C. Keating
Ownership Notes:: Crocker, Samuel, (1848); Davidson, Amintor,(1848); Averill, James M., (1848); Allen, J. M., (1852); Ranney, C.W., (1854); Rounds, G. W., (1854); Hudson, E. W., (1857-1863); Scott, J. B., (1864-1866); Whitney, David, (1865); Cuson, R., (1867-1869);
Master(s):: Averill, James M., (1847-1848); Waffle, J., (1852-1854); Beckwith, J. L., (1854); Ingraham, D. L., (1857); Boshen, F., (1864); Cuson, R., (1867-1869);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 115' 10" Width/Beam: 24' 9 1/2" Depth: 9' 5"
1865: Length: 115' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 9'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 248 + 9/95
1865: Gross: 186.62

Enrollments/Registration

August 24, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 91 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-17-1848
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August 30, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 92
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed owners
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May 17, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 38 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-22-1849
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December 22, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 105 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-3-1851
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March 3, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-29-1852
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October 29, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 126 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-20-1854
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June 20, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 132 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-4-1854
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October 4, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 109 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-23-1857
April 23, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 41 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-13-1864
April 13, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-21-1865
April 21, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 73 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1867
March 28, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-6-1869
April 6, 1869: Port: Detroit Number: 9 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Mohegan (1847-1870)
Nationality:: American (1847-1870)
Chronology:: 1. 4/18/1848, between Chicago and Crosspoint, ashore and released;
2. 4/30/1849, Point au Barque, ashore and released, (wheat), $1, 300 loss;
3. 8/30/1850, below Chicago, ashore and released;
4. 4/19/1851, Gravelly Bay, Port Colborne, Lake Erie, ashore on a reef and released;
5. 11/15/1852, Port Maitland, ashore and released;
6. 7/00/1859, Cleveland, Lake Erie, lost foreyard, topmast and jib, refitted, $450 loss;
7. 11/00/1870, Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron, ashore, $6, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $3,700; 1866, she was valued at $5,000; 1871, she was listed with no value given;
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 Registger: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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