Wisconsin Maritime Museum

May Flower (Brigantine, 1844)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
May Flower
Year of Build:
1844
Rebuilt:
1. 1857, George W. Aulh, Ogdensburgh, New York;
2. 1864, Ogdensburgh, New York;
Official Number:
16400
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
Alvin A. Turner & Seth W. Turner
Ownership Notes:
Turner, S. W., (1844); Gillett, (1844-1845); Johnson, Seth W., ()1844); Turner, A. A., (1844); Warner, J. F., (1852); Herman, R. N., (1852); Boyd, G., (1854-1860); Smith, W., (1858); Simmons, (1860); Hurlburt, (1863-1864); Smith, (1863-1866); Mckay, G. W., (1864); Vickery, (1864-1866): Gragan, M. J., (1867); Litts, S. W., (1867);
Master(s):
Turner, R., (1844); Guyles, (1845-1846); Buffington, Willaim, (1851-1852); Simons, W. F., (1854); Duly, P., (1858); Dillon, J., (1867); McKay, G. W., (1864); Litts, S. W., (1867);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1844)
Hull Dimensions
1844
Length: 103' 7" Width/Beam: 23' 6" Depth: 9' 5"
1857
Length: 104' Width/Beam: 23' 3" Depth: 10'
1865
Length: 107' Width/Beam: 23' 3" Depth: 10'
Tonnage
1844
Gross: 209 + 31/95
1858
Gross: 227 + 55/95
1865
Gross: 159.30
Enrollments/Registration
September 17, 1844
   Port: Cleveland Number: 46 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-2-1845
April 2, 1845
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-20-1852
April 20, 1852
   Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-15-1854
April 15, 1854
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 4 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-10-1858
April 10, 1858
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 1 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (New)
Next document: Ogdensburg 3-24-1864
March 24, 1864
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 2 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (New)
Next document: Oswego 3-26-1864
March 26, 1864
   Port: Oswego Number: 2 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-27-1864
June 27, 1864
   Port: Oswego Number: 50 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-18-1865
May 18, 1865
   Port: Oswego Number: 59 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Oswego 4-19-1867
April 19, 1867
   Port: Oswego Number: 22 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-11-1867
June 11, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 412 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Brigantine, May Flower (1844-1867)
Nationality:
American (1844-1867)
Chronology:
1. 5/1/1851, Lake Erie, disabled in a gale, (lost small boat & small spars), repaired, $200 loss;
2. 5/11/1851, collision, (Steamer, Empire State), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
3. 4/23/1860, Fighting Island, ashore and released;
4. 11/27/1860, tip of Point Traverse, ashore and released;
5. 7/00/1861, St. Clair Flats, collision, (Brig, D. Ferguson), repaired, $250 loss;
6. 9/00/1861, St. Clair Flats, damaged cargo of wheat in a storm, $800 loss;
7. 8/00/1864, Black River, Ohio, Lake Erie, capsized and righted;
8. 6/00/1866, Conneaut, sank and raised, $1, 300 loss;
9. 6/30/1866, 1 mile above Detour, ashore, (coal), released;
10. 6/00/1867, Lake Michigan, lost main mast by lightning in a gale, repaired, $200 loss;
11. 11/00/1867, Lake Huron, sank in a gale;
Notes
General notes:
(1860-Vessel Register)-$6,000 Value-B1 (1863-Vessel Register)-$5,000 Value-B1 (1864-Vessel Register)-$3,500 Value-A2 (1866-Vessel Register)-$4,500 Value-B1
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Ogdensburg, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
6. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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