Portland (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Portland
Also known as:: Portland
Year of Build:: 1847

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: (Pillar Point) Sacketts Harbor, N. Y.
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Brig
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Figure Head
Ownership Notes:: Tisdall, George A., (1847-1848); Wilcox, Asa, (1847); Burke, Seth, (1847); Hudson, E. W., (1854); Rounds, G. W., (1854); Stringham, H. F., (1855); Donival, N. E., (1856); Lindgreen, C. M., (1857);
Master(s):: Pease, Joseph, (1847); Thompson, J., (1848); Boynton, O. E., (1854); Boyington, C. E., (1854); Gren, J. F., (1855); Donival, N. E., (1856); Nelson, J., (1857);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 118' Width/Beam: 24' 2" Depth: 9' 6"

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 250 + 18/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 31, 1847: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 14 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Rochester 4-8-1848
April 8, 1848: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 2 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-5-1849
April 5, 1849: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 7 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 3-20-1850
March 20, 1850: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 2 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 3-23-1854
March 23, 1854: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 2 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-3-1854
August 3, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 97 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-16-1854
August 16, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 96 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-18-1855
August 18, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 107 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-27-1856
February 27, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 2 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1857
April 18, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 36 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Portland (1847- );
b. Brig, Portland ( - )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1857, in Chicago River, collision, (Schooner, Amelia), lost Jib-boom and repaired, $40 loss;
2. 3/14/1859, Grand Haven, Lake Michigan, stranded and became a total loss, (lumber), hull $1, 800 loss, cargo $200 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was a brig by 1859;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 7/00/1857;

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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