Lewis Cass (Schooner, 1846)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Lewis Cass
Year of Build:: 1846
Major repairs:: 1855, 1861;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Benjamin H. Flint
Ownership Notes:: Mussey, H. E., (1846); Henderson, D. C., (1850-1852); Ward, E., (1852); Watson, S. L., (1854); Capron, Marshalll, (1855-1864); McCrewa, Charles, (1855); Reynolds, H. H., (1859); Runwell, (1863-1864); Cohen, E., (1864); Honeywell, E. H., (1865); Honeywell, C., (1865); Kelley, Stephen, (1865);
Master(s):: Smith, L., (1846); Hand, G. R., (1850); Phillips, (1852); McCrea, C., (1854); Hanscom, C., (1854); Capron, Marshall, (1855); Reynolds, H. H., (1859); Pellett, J., (1864); Honeywell, E. H., (1865); Honeywell, C., (1865);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1846)

Hull Dimensions

1846: Length: 97' 8" Width/Beam: 23' 10" Depth: 9' 2"
1865: Length: 97.2' Width/Beam: 23.5' Depth: 9.2'

Tonnage

1846: Gross: 191 + 79/95
1865: Gross: 147.83

Enrollments/Registration

September 14, 1846: Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-10-1847
May 10, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-19-1849
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June 19, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-9-1850
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July 19, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 64 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 7-27-1850
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July 27, 1850: Port: Sandusky Number: 25 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-23-1852
April 23, 1852: Port: Sandusky Number: 10 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 10-14-1852
October 14, 1852: Port: Sandusky Number: 38 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-8-1852
November 8, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 127 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-24-1854
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June 24, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 140 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-21-1854
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July 21, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 156 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-9-1855
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July 9, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 50 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-4-1855
August 4, 1855: Port: Cleveland Number: 58 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-11-1859
April 11, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1864
April 11, 1864: Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1865
May 2, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 106 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 5-9-1865
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May 9, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 69 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 8-17-1865
August 17, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Lewis Cass (1846-1865)
Nationality:: American (1846-1865)
Chronology:: 1. 6/1/1847, Cleveland, collision, lost main gaff, Jib Boom and split mainsail, repaired;
2. 6/134/1847, Peninsula Point, Erie, ashore, (dry goods), released;
3. 6/3/1852, Toledo, collision, (Steamer, Northern Indiana), sank and raised, $2, 000 loss;
4. 12/7/1854, Conneaut, Lake Erie, ashore, (corn), released;
5. 8/00/1855, Lake Erie, man overboard;
6. 8/26/1858, off Port Burwell, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, sails blown away, (wheat), repaired, $300 loss;
7. 11/2/1865, Bailey's Harbor, Lake Michigan, struck a rock and wrecked;

Notes

General notes:: 1847, she was valued at $7,500; 1860, she was valued at $3,800; 1864, she was valued at $4000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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