Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
William O. Brown
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
26915
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Rufus R. Johnson
Ownership Notes:
Brown, William D., (1862-1864); Daley, W., (1867-1871); Clark, John P., (1866-1867);
Master(s):
Musckite, M., (1862); Daley, J., (1867-1870);Burke, F., (1867);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 139' 8" Width/Beam: 26' 3" Depth: 11' 8"
1867
Length: 140' Width/Beam: 26.4' Depth: 11'
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 399 + 45/95
1867
Gross: 306.98
Enrollments/Registration
August 12, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 130 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-7-1867
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September 7, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 172 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 10-23-1867
October 23, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 113 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-24-1867
October 24, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 115 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-24-1867
October 24, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 116 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-24-1867
October 24, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 117 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-14-1868
November 14, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 103 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-14-1868
November 14, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 104 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-25-1869
June 25, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 300 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-23-1870
May 23, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 227 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-30-1874

Next document: (Total wreck)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, William O. Brown (1862-1874)
Nationality:
American (1862-1874)
Chronology:
1. 7/00/1865, Buffalo Creek, bow sprit caried away, repaired, $300 loss;
2. 9/25/1865, Bar Point, collision, (Bark, A. P. Nichols), sank and raised, (pig iron and coal);
3. 11/28/1872, Lake Superior, foundered, $25, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
She was valued at $18,000, in 1863; $13,000, in 1871;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollments; Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1863-1871);
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
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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