Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Henry Roney (Brigantine, 1845)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Henry Roney
Year of Build:
1845
Major repairs:
1863, 1865;
Rebuilt:
1. 1848, Calvin & Cook, Garden Island;
2. 1868, Henry Roney, Garden Island;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Garden Island, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Figure Head (1845-68)
Plain Head (1868)
Builder Name:
Stephen Hubble
Ownership Notes:
Dunn, (1848); Cook, D. Calvin, (1848); Dunn, (1848); Calvin, D., (1854); Breck, (1864-1875); Calvin, (1864- 1875); Aldrich, (1866); Radford, (1868-1879);
Master(s):
McDonald, (1854); Muir, Alexander, (1845-1848); Milligan, Alexander, (1868);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1845)*
Hull Dimensions
1845
Length: 123' Width/Beam: 23.9' Depth: 10.5'
1848
Length: 123' Width/Beam: 23.9' Depth: 10.5'
1868
Length: 136.2' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 10.7'
Tonnage
1845
Gross: 289
1848
Gross: 204
1868
Gross: 294
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Kingston 11-17-1848
November 17, 1848
   Port: Kingston Number: 31 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt

Next document: Kingston 2-1-1868
February 1, 1868
   Port: Kingston Number: 187 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
History
Classification:
a. Brigantine, Liverpool (1845-1868);
b. Brigantine, Henry Roney ((1868- )**
Nationality:
Canada (1845- )
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1846, Port Dalhousie, ashore, (lumber), released;
2. 9/00/1856, Canal lowland, dismasted in a gale, repaired, $3, 000 loss;
3. 10/20/1857, Morgan's Point, Lake Erie, ashore, lost an anchor, released, $100 loss;
4. 8/00/1870, Lake Erie, lost her centerboard and repaired, $125 loss;
5. 11/15/1871, 3 miles west of Fairport, ashore and released, $400 loss;
6. 9/00/1872, Lake Huron, ashore and released;
7. 10/24/1879, foundered 3 miles east of Charlotte, New York, Lake Ontario,
Notes
General notes:
*2 masts in 1848;
**Sometimes known as Brig. "H. Rooney", in the newspaper;
1854, she was valued at $2,000 pounds; 1864, she was valued at $4,000; 1871, she was valued at $20,000; 1879, she was valued at $4,000;
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Kingston, Ontario;
2. Canadian Vessel Register: 1854, 1856, 1857, 1860, 1873;
3. Vessel Register: 1863, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1879;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 10/00/1857;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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