Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Enterprise (Brigantine, 1845)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Enterprise
Also known as:
Maid of Ottawa
Year of Build:
1845
Rebuilt:
1. 1848, Morgan L. Shapley, Chicago, Illinois;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Mill Point (Grand River), Michigan*
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Daniel H. Corbyn
Ownership Notes:
Mason, R., (1845); Ling, Barber, Jabez, (1845-1848); Sylvester, (1854); Truman, Henry, (1859-1864); Denton, William, (1859);
Master(s):
Miller, Henry, (1845); Williamson, James, (1854); Lunn, Richard, (1859);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1845)
Hull Dimensions
1845
Length: 93' 6" Width/Beam: 23' 11" Depth: 8' 6"
1848
Length: 119' 5" Width/Beam: 23' 11" Depth: 8' 6 1/2"
Tonnage
1845
Gross: 170
1848
Gross: 225 + 89/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 26, 1845
   Port: Detroit Number: 41 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 9-13-1848
September 13, 1848
   Port: Chicago Number: 53 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1854
April 15, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Milwaukee 3-18-1859
March 18, 1859
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 69 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
History
Classification:
a. Brig., Enterprise (1845-1845);
b. Brig, Maid of Ottawa (1845- )
Nationality:
American (1845- )
Chronology:
1. 4/16/1850, Port Maitland, Grand River, ashore and released;
2. 5/22/1851, Chicago, swamped, sank and raised, $200 loss;
3. 5/00/1857, Two rivers, ashore and released, $2, 000 loss;
4. 6/00/1857, Racine, struck a pier, sank and raised, $100 loss;
5. 8/1/1857, Kenosha Harbor, struck a pier, sank and raised;
6. 4/00/1859, Grand Haven, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, (lumber), $1, 500 loss;
7. 10/24/1860, Point Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
Notes
General notes:
*Mill Point is in Ottawa County, Michigan;
1860, she was valued at $2,000;
John Poole's notes says she was built at Grand Rapids in 1845;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 5/00/1857, 6/00/11857;
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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