Algomah (Brigantine, 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cape Vincent, New York
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Lewis Goler
Ownership Notes:: Pardee, W. J., (1845-1846); Crocker, L. B., (1848-1849); Bronson, A., (1850); Eldred, A., (1855-1861); Scandlin, P., (1862); Eldred, D. M., (1863-1866);
Master(s):: Morgan, W., (1845-1848); Brown, W., (1849); Barrows,J. M., (1850); Buckley, H., (1855); Grant, T., (1859); McQuinn, M., (1861);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 5, 1845: Port: Oswego Number: 69 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 3-31-1846
March 31, 1846: Port: Oswego Number: 4 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-8-1848
April 8, 1848: Port: Oswego Number: 6 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-10-1849
April 10, 1849: Port: Oswego Number: 4 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-30-1850
August 30, 1850: Port: Oswego Number: 50 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-14-1855
September 14, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 54 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1859
March 31, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 4 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-25-1861
July 25, 1861: Port: Milwaukee Number: 7 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-4-1862
September 4, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 149 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago

History

Classification:: a. Brigantine, Algomah (1845- )
Nationality:: American (1845 - )
Chronology:: 1. 11/11/1845, ashore and released, (grain);
2. 10/00/1848, Racine, ashore and released;
3. 10/11/1850, West Sister Island, Lake Erie, ashore, (grain), released;
4 . 4/19/1851, on a reed in Gravelly Bay, ashore and released;
5. 5/15/1853, Waukegan, Lake Michigan, damaged in a storm and repaired;
6. 10/24/1853, Lake Ontario, damaged in a gale, (railroad iron), repaired, $500 loss;
7. 9/00/1855, lost big anchor and rudder, cut away spars to prevent going ashore, repaired, $1, 800 loss;
8. 11/00/1855, lost anchor and rudder, repaired, $1, 500 loss;
9. 12/00/1856, Milwaukee, sank and raised, hull $2, 000 loss;
10. 8/00/1857, lost a man overboard;

Notes

General notes:: Sometimes known as "Algoma";
She was valued at $1,500 in 1866;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

Contact

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