Liberty (Schooner, 1835)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Liberty
Year of Build:: 1835
Rebuilt:: 1. 1845, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. 1862, Sheboygan, Wisconsin;
3. 1870,;
Official Number:: 14805

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Avon Point, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Hawley Reed
Ownership Notes:: Calhoon, John T., (1835); Clark, Thomas B., (1837); Van Tine, Dan C., (1837); Henson, Newsaury J.,; Peck, Thomas H., (1842); Sanderson, James, (1842; Porter, William, (1845); Ward, Lyudsey, (1845); Porter, James, (1845-1846); Miller, John, (1853); Eason, Lawrence, (1855-1856); Houch, Nicholas, (1855-1856); Cashel, Francis, (1855); Best, Samuel, (1856); Hendrickson, Lewis F., (1856); Bays, Henry L., (1857); Duton, Haynes, (1858); Bellesick, John, (1858); Tenton, H., (1858); Cusack, James P., (1860); Trancberg, Jacob Hansen, (1862); Beach, Frank, (1862-1863); Johnson, Rassnus, (1862-1863) (1868); Johnson, Christian Mastus, (1862-1864); Hanson, Jacob, (1863-1865); Rosentheal,Frednick, (1864-1865); Christianson, Sars., (1864-1866) (1868); Meyer, Auton, (1864-1865); Smith, Halver O., (1865-1866); Olson, Ammun, (1865-1866); Kuehn, Fred, (1865); Thompson, John, (1866); Groh, Cliff, (1866); Groh, Ole, (1866); Thompson, James, (1866-1868); Gunderson, James, (1868-1870);
Master(s):: Green, James, (1835);Barse, (1835-1837); Newcomb, E. A., (1837); Porter, James, (1845-1846); Miller, John, (1853); Houch, N., (1855); Eason, Lawrence, (1855-1856); Bays, Henry L., (1857); Aellerick, John, (1858); Trancberg, Jacob Hanson, (1862-1864); Smith, H. O., (1865); Olson, A., (1865-1866); Thompson, James, (1866); Gunderson, James, (1868-1870);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1835)

Hull Dimensions

1835: Length: 54' 6" Width/Beam: 17' 5" Depth: 5' 8"
1845: Length: 70' Width/Beam: 17' 8" Depth: 5' 6"
1863: Length: 72' 3" Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 5' 8"
1865: Length: 72.2' Width/Beam: 18.9' Depth: 5.8'

Tonnage

1835: Gross: 45 + 76/95
1845: Gross: 54 + 42/95
1863: Gross: 66 + 3/95
1865: Gross: 54.49

Enrollments/Registration

July 17, 1835: Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1835
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 7-9-1836
July 9, 1836: Port: Cleveland Number: 9 of 1836
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-28-1837
August 28, 1837: Port: Detroit Number: 42 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-19-1842
September 19, 1842: Port: Detroit Number: 27 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-17-1845
September 17, 1845: Port: Detroit* Number: 63 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-31-1846
August 31, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 81 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 5-1-1849
May 1, 1849: Port: Detroit**
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-15-1852
June 15, 1852: Port: Milwaukee Number: 14 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-19-1853
July 19, 1853: Port: Milwaukee*** Number: 27 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-10-1855
May 10, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 25 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-13-1855
July 13, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 46 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-13-1856
March 13, 1856: Port: Milwaukee Number: 5 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-27-1856
March 27, 1856: Port: Milwaukee Number: 9 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-14-1857
April 14, 1857: Port: Milwaukee Number: 29 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Milwaukee 6-19-1858
June 19, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 26 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-24-1860
January 24, 1860: Port: Milwaukee Number: 32 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Milwaukee 8-22-1862
August 22, 1862: Port: Milwaukee Number: 22 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-15-1863
April 15, 1863: Port: Milwaukee Number: 65 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-21-1864
February 21, 1864: Port: Milwaukee Number: 28 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-20-1864
June 20, 1864: Port: Milwaukee Number: 97 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1865
April 8, 1865: Port: Milwaukee Number: 44 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 7-19-1865
July 19, 1865: Port: Milwaukee**** Number: 97 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-11-1866
April 11, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 164 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-30-1866
August 30, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 21 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1868
April 8, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 98 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-23-1869
April 23, 1869: Port: Milwaukee Number: 12 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-20-1870
April 20, 1870: Port: Milwaukee Number: 92 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-20-1872; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Liberty (1835-1872)
Nationality:: American (1835-1872)
Chronology:: 1. 11/20/1840, Oak Creek, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 10/00/1843, Sheboygan, ashore and released;
3. 5/22/1851, Milwaukee, aground inside the piers and released;
4. 4/13/1872, Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, struck pier and hull went to pieces, (1 life lost), $2, 300 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Bow is noted as a scroll head by mistake;
**Enrollment missing;
***Enrollment gives rebuild as 1840 instead of 1845 and this error is recorded in documents that follow;
****Vessel dimensions error in width of 18.2' is recorded;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo): 12/12/1840;
4. Commercial Advertiser & Journal (Buffalo): 5/15/1841;
5. Buffalo Daily Gazette: 10./20/1843, 1/8/1844;
6. Milwaukee Sentinel: 12/23/1843;
7. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 7/7/1845;
8. Buffalo Morning Express: 5/28/1851, 9/19/1851;
9. Democracy (Buffalo): 2/28/1855;
10. Daily Times (Port Huron): 4/16/1872;
11. John Poole's notes;
12. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

Contact

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Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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