Ontario (Brigantine, 1842)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Ontario
Year of Build:: 1842
Rebuilt:: 1. 1846;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Point Peninsula, New York
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Asa Wilcox
Ownership Notes:: Tuttle, J. W., (1843); Miner, L., (1845); Merick, Eldridge G., (1845); Merick, Moses, (1845); Tuttle, Jonathan W., (1845); Taylor, L., (1846-1850); Stewaret, Robert, (1855); Nelson, Peter Christian, (1856); Nelson, C., (1857);
Master(s):: Wescott, P., (1843); Miner, Syman, (1845); Hillman, C., (1846); McGumer, T., (1850); Bangs, L. J., (1855); Nelson, P., (1856); Nelson, C., (1857);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1842)

Hull Dimensions

1842: Length: 90' Width/Beam: 20' 4" Depth: 7' 9 1/2"
1846: Length: 90' Width/Beam: 20' 4" Depth: 7' 9 1/2"

Tonnage

1842: Gross: 130 + 68/95
1846: Gross: 130 + 68/95

Enrollments/Registration

April 23, 1842: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 4 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 5-1-1843
May 1, 1843: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 4 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-4-1844
April 4, 1844: Port: Sackets Harbor*
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-15-1845
April 15, 1845: Port: French Creek Number: 11 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-1-1846
July 1, 1846: Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (New)
Next document: Chicago 4-2-1850
April 2, 1850: Port: Chicago Number: 13 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-20-1853
September 20, 1853: Port: Milwaukee Number: 36 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-16-1855
April 16, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-7-1856
April 7, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 12 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-10-1857
April 10, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Ontario (1842- )
Nationality:: American (1842- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/25/1849, near Twin Rivers, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $500 loss;
2. 10/18/1852, near Milwaukee, dismasted and refitted, $200 loss;
3. 10/00/1855, Milwaukee, ashore and released, $1, 500 loss;
4. 9/18/1856, Bois Blanc Island, ashore and released;
5. 9/00/1858, Green Bay, ashore, (cedar posts), $1, 400 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is missing from the records;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; French Creek, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor,
New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; French Creek, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sackets Harbor,
New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Detroit Free Press: 2/16/1856);
5. Vessel Underwriters: 1855;
6. Cleveland Herald: 9/25/1856;
7. Chicago Press: 9/23/1856;
8. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
9. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

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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