Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Empire (Brigantine, 1844)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Empire
Year of Build:
1844
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:
Littlejohn, D. W. C., (1844-1846);
Master(s):
Tuttle, J. W., (1845);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1844)
Hull Dimensions
1844
Length: 96' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 8' 4"
Tonnage
1844
Gross: 147 + 33/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 6, 1844
   Port: Oswego Number: 22 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 6-14-1845
June 14, 1845
   Port: Oswego Number: 53 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-9-1846
May 9, 1846
   Port: Oswego Number: 17 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: 00-00-1851
History
Classification:
a. Brig., Empire (1844-1851)
Nationality:
American (1844-1851)
Chronology:
1. 8/22/1845, Chicago, sprung a leak after leaving harbor, put back and discharged, repaired, $1, 000 loss;
2. 5/21/1847, South Bass Island, ashore and released;
3. 6/11/1847, Saginaw Bay, collision, lost her bow sprit and cutwater, (Steamer, Oregon), repaired;
4. 4/18/1848, Sandusky, (near Huron, Ohio), ashore, (salt), released, $500 loss;
5. 11/20/1851, Oswego Harbor, ashore, (wheat), sank, $7, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Three Mile Bay;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
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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