Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Almeda (Schooner, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Almeda
Year of Build:
1847
Major repairs:
1859, 1865;
Rebuilt:
1. 1848, Buffalo, New York;
2. 1867, James Daveny; Buffalo, New York;
3. 1878;
Official Number:
313
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Joseph, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
James Randall
Ownership Notes:
Poag, (1847); Winslow, H. C., (1849); Mack, C. S., (1853); Van Valkenburgh, D. F., (1859-1860); Cardenell, J., (1863); Cardenell, R., (1863); Walsh, P., (1863); Collinson (Collison), S., (1864-1865); Finn, Philander G., (1866); Bugbee, Oliver, (1866-1869); Hanscom (Hauscom), Charles, (1870-1871); Starkey, A., (1872-1878); Carr, M., (1877); Grummond, S. B., (1878-1879); Kenny P. J., (1880);
Master(s):
Browning, T., (1847); Smith, L. L., (1849); Cardenele, R., (1863); SanJule, W., (1863); Drewery, W., (1864); Berrill, J., (1865); Louch, A. U., (1866); Ramsdell, Daniel, (1866); Rumsdell, D., (1867-1868); Stark, W., (1869); Hanscom (Hauscom), Charles, (1870); Bogert, H., (1872-1873); Carr, Michael, (1877); Karrow, W. B., (1878); Kenny, C., C., (1880);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 123' 6" Width/Beam: 24' 10" Depth: 9' 6"
1865
Length: 123' Width/Beam: 25.2' Depth: 9.5'
1867
Length: 123' Width/Beam: 25.3' Depth: 9.5'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 239 + 35/95
1848
Gross: 269 +65/95
1865
Gross: 200.39
1866
Gross: 214.18
1867
Gross: 216.10
1878
Enrollments/Registration
May 21, 1847
   Port: Detroit Number: 12 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 8-1-1848
August 1, 1848
   Port: Buffalo Number: 67 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Cleveland 4-13-1849
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April 13, 1849
   Port: Cleveland Number: 18 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-11-1851
June 11, 1851
   Port: Buffalo Number: 48 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-11-1853
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April 11, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 55 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-24-1857
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April 24, 1857
   Port: Buffalo Number: 47 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1859
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April 7, 1859
   Port: Buffalo Number: 7 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-11-1863
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March 11, 1863
   Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-12-1863
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March 12, 1863
   Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-30-1863
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March 30, 1863
   Port: Buffalo Number: 28 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-8-1864
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April 8, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 36 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-25-1865
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April 25, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 57 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 2-14-1866
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February 14, 1866
   Port: Buffalo Number: 6 of 1866
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 5-2-1866
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May 2, 1866
   Port: Erie Number: 12 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-3-1866
August 3, 1866
   Port: Buffalo Number: 183 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 5-15-1867
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May 15, 1867
   Port: Buffalo Number: 106 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 4-13-1868
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April 13, 1868
   Port: Buffalo Number: 355 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-1-1869
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April 1, 1869
   Port: Buffalo Number: 122 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-24-1870
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March 24, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 116 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-13-1872
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November 13, 1872
   Port: Buffalo Number: 92 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-22-1873
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April 22, 1873
   Port: Buffalo Number: 171 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-27-1877
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June 27, 1877
   Port: Buffalo Number: 56 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-18-1878
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May 18, 1878
   Port: Detroit Number: 92 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed (Barge)
Next document: Buffalo 2-19-1880
February 19, 1880
   Port: Buffalo Number: 41 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-30-1880
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Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Almeda (1847-1878);
b. Barge, Almeda (1878-1880)
Nationality:
American (1847-1880)
Chronology:
1. 9/3/1850, Erie, collision, (Propeller, Troy), ashore, (flour), sank and raised;
2. 11/29/1851, Cleveland, struck pier, damaged and repaired;
3. 11/00/1858, near Toronto, ashore, jettisoned cargo and got off, $200 loss, (wood);
4. 11/00/1864, Buffalo, collision, (a raft of logs), while at the dock, sank and raised;
5. 11/15/1871, Madison Dock, Lake Erie, ashore, (coal), and released, $4, 700 loss;
6. 9/00/1872, Lake Erie, dismasted and repaired, $1, 200 loss;
7. 11/1/1877, New Glasgow, ashore, (lumber), released;
8. 5/22/1880, Leamington, sprang a leak, stern broke off, (lumber), ashore;
Notes
General notes:
1872, new outfit;
1878, altered to a barge;
1878, she is not insurable;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Registers: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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