Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Paragon (Brigantine, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Paragon
Year of Build:
1847
Major repairs:
1859, 1860;
Rebuilt:
1. 1868;
Official Number:
19688
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Huron, Ohio*
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Frederick D. Ketchum
Ownership Notes:
Rosenvurg, C. E., (1846); Covele, S., (1850); Sims, W., (1860; Scott, W. S., (1863-1864); Cox, James A., (1863); Sims, William, (1865); Sinclair, John, (1865); Wilkinson, F., (1867); Wilkinson, T., (1868); Grummond, S., (1869-1875); Hackett, R., (1872); Brubee, W. H., (1878);
Master(s):
Cox, James A., (1863-1864); Sinclair, John, (1865); Sims, W., (1866); John, F., (1867); Jones, J., (1868); Rayford, C., (1869); Carter, A., (1871-1872); Meswald, A., (1875); Griffin, T., (1878);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 106' 5" Width/Beam: 24' 5" Depth: 9'
1865
Length: 106.5' Width/Beam: 24.5' Depth: 9'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 212 + 26/95
1865
Gross: 165.05
Enrollments/Registration
July 17, 1848
   Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1849
April 10, 1849
   Port: Buffalo Number: 19 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 7-20-1850
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July 20, 1850
   Port: Sandusky Number: 24 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Erie 10-8-1856
October 8, 1856
   Port: Erie Number: 19 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 4-4-1863
April 4, 1863
   Port: Erie Number: 4 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 7-14-1863
July 14, 1863
   Port: Erie Number: 11 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-5-1863
August 5, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 156 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1864
May 7, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 130 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1865
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April 8, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 20 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 10-21-1865
October 21, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 19 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-11-1866
June 11, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 163 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1867
April 22, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 90 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-29-1868
August 29, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 123 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered
Next document: Detroit 7-10-1869
July 10, 1869
   Port: Detroit Number: 99 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Lost Papers
Next document: Detroit 9-4-1871
September 4, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 19 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Lost Papers
Next document: Detroit 7-30-1872
July 30, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 20 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-18-1875
June 18, 1875
   Port: Detroit Number: 88 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-15-1878
July 15, 1878
   Port: Detroit Number: 4 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-30-1881

Next document: (Vessel Laid Up)
History
Classification:
a. Brig, Paragon (1847-1868);
b. Barge, Paragon (1868- );
c. Schooner, Paragon ( -1881)
Nationality:
American (1847- )
Chronology:
1. 9/27/1848, Oswego East Harbor, ashore and released;
2. 11/20/1851, West Sister, Lake Erie, ashore, (iron) and released, $100 loss;
3. 12/8/1852, Lake Erie, partly dismasted, lost fore topmast, got into Cleveland for repairs, $150 loss;
4. 8/00/1855, Chicago, damaged in a collision, (Schooner, Robinson), and repaired;
5. 10/00/1855, north shore of Lake Michigan, lost anchors, chains and stove bulwarks, repaired;
6. 11/9/1860, Niagara, Lake Ontario, ashore, $2, 200 loss;
7. 9/00/1862, West Sister Island Reef, ashore and released;
8. 5/00/1863, Lake Erie, damaged in a gale and repaired, $2, 360 loss;
9. 5/29/1866, Port Hope, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $7, 000 loss;
10. 10/00/1868, Lake Huron, lost her deck load and 3 men overboard, $2, 800 loss;
11. 10/00/1869, Pinnebog Reef, Lake Huron, ashore and released;
12. 10/00/1873, Lake Erie, damaged hull in a gale and repaired, $300 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*1864 vessel register notes the place of build as Cleveland, Ohio and De Grote was the builder;
She ran out of Erie, Pennsylvania in 1864;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1883);
7. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
8. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
9. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;
10. 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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