Ocean (Brigantine, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Ocean
Year of Build:: 1848

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Three Mile Bay, New York
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1848)
Builder Name:: Asa Wilcox
Ownership Notes:: Tisdale, G. A., (1848); Hooker, S. T., (1849); Tisdale, A. M., (1850); Randle, B., (1851-1853); Sanderson, William, (1855); Baker, C. N., (1857); Allen, E.,(1858); Emeerson, W., (1858-1860); BeBee, J. H., (1854); Merrick, E., (1862); Ives, George, (1862-1863); Campan, O. L., (1863); Witaker, Bryon, (1865);
Master(s):: Angel, D. W., (1848-1849); Ackly, A. A., (1850); Chalmers, G., (1851-1853); Inglis, W. A., (1854); Vence, C., (1855); Stone, C., (1857); Barch, L., (1858); Murphy, R., (1858); Johnson, James, (1860); Stanton, V., (1862); Dovillard, A., (1863); Brown, G., (1865);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 119' Width/Beam: 24' 3" Depth: 9' 8"
1865: Length: 122.6' Width/Beam: 25.3' Depth: 9'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 257 + 81/95
1865: Gross: 216.65

Enrollments/Registration

May 22, 1848: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 14 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-12-1849
April 12, 1849: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 13 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 9-6-1850
September 6, 1850: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 25 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-24-1851
April 24, 1851: Port: Oswego Number: 11 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-26-1853
September 26, 1853: Port: Oswego Number: 44 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-14-1854
September 14, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 103 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-23-1855
June 23, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 40 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-28-1857
May 28, 1857: Port: Oswego Number: 17 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-5-1858
May 5, 1858: Port: Oswego Number: 19 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-28-1858
September 28, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 102 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-9-1860
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May 9, 1860: Port: Buffalo Number: 37 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-18-1862
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October 18, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 196 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Detroit 3-14-1863
March 14, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-20-1865
April 20, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 54 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 9-11-1865; Next document: (Decree Forfeited by U.S. District)

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Ocean (1848-1865)
Nationality:: American (1848-1865)
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1857, Lake Ontario, struck a rock, sank and raised, $3, 000 loss;
2. 5/00/1858, Dunkirk Harbor, ashore and lightered off, (salt), $100 loss;
3. 10/15/1865, Fairport, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, capsized, (hoops);

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $1,800;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
Sackets Harbor, New Yorki;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
Sackets Harbor, New Yorki;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 9/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 3/11/1861
7. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

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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