Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Quebec (Brig, 1845)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Quebec
Also known as:
General Burnsides
Year of Build:
1845
Major repairs:
1881, 1882, 1887;
Rebuilt:
1. 1860, Wolfe Island, Ontario;
2. 1862;
3. 1880;
Official Number:
10163
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Metcalf (Wolfe Island), Ontario
Vessel Type:
Brig
Additional vessel types:
Bark
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Billet Figure Head
Builder Name:
John Oades
Ownership Notes:
Smith, Charles, (1845-1855); Drummond, Andrew, (1855); Kilpatrick, Thomas, (1856); Forsyth, Joseph, (1858); Eselstyn, H., (1863-1868); Fowler, (1863-1866); Merrick, F., (1871-1879); Merrick, E., (1871-1879); Fish, F. H., (1880-1887); Macky, E. B., (1884); Calvin Currie, (1887); Thompson, C. D., (1887-1891);
Master(s):
Donaldson, William, (1845); Hlpin, M., (1865-1868); Fish, F., (1880); Moore, O. E., (1884); Calvin Currie, (1887); Thompson, C. D., (1887); Nelson, Little, (1891-1892);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1845)*
Hull Dimensions
1845
Length: 112.5' Width/Beam: 22.9' Depth: 9.6'
1860
Length: 138' Width/Beam: 25.5' Depth: 11'
1865
Length: 138.2' Width/Beam: 25.5' Depth: 11.3'
Tonnage
1845
Gross: 212
1865
Gross: 307.54 Net: 292.16
1860
1880
Enrollments/Registration
August 12, 1845
   Port: Kingston Number: 40 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

Next document: French Creek 9-16-1862
September 16, 1862
   Port: French Creek Number: 92 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: U. S. Naturalized
Next document: French Creek 4-1-1865
April 1, 1865
   Port: French Creek Number: 4 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1868
April 25, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 49 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-3-1878

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
June 18, 1880
   Port: Cape Vincent Number: 27 of 1880
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Re-enrolled
Next document: Cleveland 7-15-1880
July 15, 1880
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-4-1884
April 4, 1884
   Port: Sandusky Number: 14 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-24-1886
April 24, 1886
   Port: Sandusky Number: 26 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-21-1887
June 21, 1887
   Port: Port Huron Number: 178 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-30-1887
August 30, 1887
   Port: Port Huron Number: 26 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-21-1891
April 21, 1891
   Port: Port Huron Number: 127 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-30-1893

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Hermaphordite Brig, Quebec (1845-1860);
b. Bark, General Burnsides (1860-1878);
c. Barge, General Burnsides (1878-1887);
d. Scow Schooner, General Burnsides (1887-1893)
Nationality:
Canada (1845-1862); American (1862-1893);
Chronology:
1. 11/20/1851, Dunkirk, collision, (sunk Schooner, Sciota), repaired, $6, 000 loss;
2. 10/00/1855, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, (grain), hull repaired, damaged cargo, cargo $500 loss;
3. 10/00/1856, Lake Michigan, lost sails & rigging in a gale, damaged cargo, repaired, cargo $8, 000 loss, hull $500 loss;
4. 6/00/1857, Lake Ontario, sprang a leak and sank at Garden Island, raised and repaired, $200 loss;
5. 11/26/1860, Nine Mile Point, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, $1, 500 loss;
6. 10/00/1867, Big Pt. Sauble, ashore and released, $4, 100 loss;
7. 11/00/1869, Lake Erie, caught fire and lost her mizzenmast, replaced;
8. 9/12/1872, Point Aux Barques, collision, (Propeller, B. W. Jenness), repaired;
9. 11/00/1872, Long Point, ashore and released, $1, 300 loss;
10. 7/16/1892, Cleveland, Lake Erie, sank in a gale, (coal);**
Notes
General notes:
*1860, she had 3 masts;
**Cargo was later salvaged;
1845, home port was Kingston; She was carvel built with standing bow sprit and square stern;
1863, she was valued at $12,000; 1882, she was valued at $3,500; 1891, she was valued at $2,000;
1882, homeport was Cleveland, Ohio; 1890, home port was Huron, Michigan;
Carvel Boat- Standing Bow Sprit- Square Stern;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; French, Creek, New York; Kingston, Ontario;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; French, Creek, New York; Kingston, Ontario;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 6/00/1857;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856, 3/11/1861;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
8. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
9. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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