Wisconsin Maritime Museum

St. Lawrence (Schooner, 1842)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
St. Lawrence
Year of Build:
1842
Major repairs:
1853;
Official Number:
22584
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
John Oades
Ownership Notes:
Elliott, S., (1849); Clarkins, R., (1851); Barney, A. H., (1852); Manger,W., (1853); Steel, George, (1860); Leysen, P. J., (1863-1865); Ligrave, P. J., (1863-1864); Anderson, W. C., (1866); Anderson, (1866); Workman, W., (1867); Workman, H., (1868); Aner, L, (1869-1870); Hanley, D., (1871); Larkin, M., (1871-1876); Hoas, C., (1877); Martin, E., (1877);
Master(s):
Elliott, S., (1849); Spooner, L. D., (1851); Lamb. W. C., (1853); Therkanff, John, (1863); Wilson, T. D., (1865); Anderson, (1866); Copp, T., (1867-1868); Smith, F., (1869-1870); Hanley, D., (1871); Larkin, M., (1871-1877);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1842)
Hull Dimensions
1842
Length: 92' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 8'
1865
Length: 92.8' Width/Beam: 19.8' Depth: 8'
Tonnage
1842
Gross: 135 + 70/95
1865
Gross: 110.76
Enrollments/Registration
March 7, 1845
   Port: French Creek Number: 3 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: French Creek 3-21-1846
March 21, 1846
   Port: French Creek Number: 5 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-3-1849
April 3, 1849
   Port: Cleveland Number: 9 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-2-1850
April 2, 1850
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-29-1851
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July 29, 1851
   Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-21-1852
May 21, 1852
   Port: Cleveland Number: 34 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-17-1853
March 17, 1853
   Port: Chicago Number: 8 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-4-1860
May 4, 1860
   Port: Chicago Number: 34 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-17-1863
March 17, 1863
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 48 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1865
April 8, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 45 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 4-3-1866
April 3, 1866
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 150 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-11-1867
March 11, 1867
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 45 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-14-18667
May 14, 1867
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 120 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-25-1868
March 25, 1868
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 73 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1869
April 12, 1869
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 75 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1870
April 18, 1870
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 88 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-1-1871
May 1, 1871
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 104 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-14-1871
September 14, 1871
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-3-1876
April 3, 1876
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 63 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-4-1877
April 4, 1877
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-18-1877
July 18, 1877
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 5 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-29-1878

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, St. Lawrence (1842-1878)
Nationality:
American (1842-1878)
Chronology:
1. 7/17/1850, Port Burwell, struck by lightning and repaired;
2. 11/00/1855, near Chicago, ashore and released, (in ballast);
3. 5/00/1861, off Port Washington, Lake Michigan, repaired, $100 loss;
4. 7/00/1869, off Bailey's Harbor, Lake Michigan, collision, (Schooner, B. F. Gardner), repaired, $350 loss;
5. 4/00/1871, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, repaired, $6, 700 loss;
6. 4/30/1878, 20 miles off Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, burned and sank, (2 lives lost);
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $1,600; 1871, she was valued at $1,200; 1879, she was listed as "Not Insurable";
U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was built in 1848 at Clayton, New York;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; French Creek, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; French Creek, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1878, 1879;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
9. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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