Henry Clay (Schooner, 1842)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Henry Clay
Year of Build:: 1842

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Presque Isle (Erie), Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Ruddeman, J., (1850); Seveland, T., (1853); Hanson, T. M., (1854-1855); Hanson, C., (1855); Anderson, J., (1856); Chapman, A. S., (1857);
Master(s):: F_us, G., (1850); Hanson, T., (1854-1855); Howard,E. W,, (18957);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1842)

Hull Dimensions

1842: Length: 73' 3" Width/Beam: 15' 6" Depth: 5' 8"

Tonnage

1842: Gross: 59 + 49/95

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Presque Isle 00-00-1842
1842: Port: Presque Isle Number: 3 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-2-1846
April 2, 1846: Port: Presque Isle Number: 2 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-6-1847
August 6, 1847: Port: Chicago Number: 39 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1850
April 22, 1850: Port: Detroit Number: 22 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-28-1852
August 28, 1852: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-13-1853
September 13, 1853: Port: Milwaukee Number: 34 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 12-2-1853
December 2, 1853: Port: Milwaukee Number: 47 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-16-1854
October 16, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 110 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-23-1855
July 23, 1855: Port: Chicago Number: 71 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-30-1855
October 30, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 60 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-9-1856
September 9, 1856: Port: Milwaukee Number: 65 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-10-1857
March 10, 1857: Port: Milwaukee Number: 9 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Henry Clay (1842-1857)
Nationality:: American (1842-1857)
Chronology:: 1. 5/17/1851, Ashtabula, Lake Erie, capsized, towed into port, $1, 700 loss;
2. 4/6/1854, east side of Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
3. 9/18/1856, Muskegon, ashore and released, $300 loss;
4. 10/9/1857, Racine, ashore, hull went to pieces, $100 loss;*

Notes

General notes:: *From the dollar amount of the loss, it is doubted that the vessel was a total loss;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Presque isle, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Presque isle, Pennsylvania;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 10/00/1857;

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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