America (Schooner, 1853)

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Identification

Vessel name:: America
Year of Build:: 1853
Major repairs:: 1863;
Official Number:: 373

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Garshom A. Thayer
Ownership Notes:: Burnett, Edward, (1853-1854); Thayer, G., (1853-1854); Humphrey, William, (1853-1854); Hiel, John W., (1854); Morey, Charles P., (1854); Scovill, W. N., (1857); Scovill, Bennett, (1860); Hauser, Henry M., (1863); Hanssaur, H. M., (1864); Scheonder, M., (1865); Outhing, H., (1865); Ray, R., (1866); Burger, Henry, (1866); Godman, D., (1867); Walstra, T., (1867); Lass,H., (1868); Brown, (1868); Walstrom, (1868);
Master(s):: Thayer, Gershom A., (1853); Humphrey, William, (1853); Burnet, E., (1853); Morey, Charles P., (1854); Scovill, W. N., (1857); Hanssaur, H. M., (1862-1864); Neslon, H., (1865); Nelson, A., 1865);Klawehorn, J., (1866); Burger, Henry, (1866); Godman, D.,(1867); Walstra, T., (1867); Lass, H., (1868);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1853)

Hull Dimensions

1853: Length: 85' Width/Beam: 24' 8" Depth: 7' 5"
1865: Length: 84.3' Width/Beam: 27.6' Depth: 7.6'

Tonnage

1853: Gross: 118 + 42/95
1865: Gross: 93.92

Enrollments/Registration

June 16, 1853: Port: Cleveland Number: 62 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-21-1854
April 21, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1856
April 28, 1856: Port: Cleveland Number: 24 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-13-1857
April 13, 1857: Port: Cleveland Number: 19 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-19-1862
July 19, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 110 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-29-1863
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July 29, 1863: Port: Buffalo Number: 153 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 8-8-1864
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August 8, 1864: Port: Milwaukee Number: 10 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TE Surrendered
Next document: Milwaukee 3-31-1865
March 31, 1865: Port: Milwaukee Number: 15 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 5-4-1865
May 4, 1865: Port: Milwaukee Number: 75 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-9-1866
April 9, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 161 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-19-1866
October 19, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 131 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-13-1867
March 13, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 232 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-27-1867
March 27, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 246 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-3-1868
August 3, 1868*: Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, America (1853- )
Nationality:: American (1853- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/6/1854, Ashtabula, struck the west pier, damaged hull, repaired, (stone);
2. 10/00/1855, Ashtabula, ashore and released, $250 loss;
3. 8/8/1866, Lake Michigan, capsized in a squall and towed into port;
4. 9/17/1868, near Chicago, Lake Michigan, capsized and sank, $3, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment gives the name as American, which is an error;
1860, she was valued at $2,800; 1866, she was valued at $2,500;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
7. Detroit Post: 9/24/1868, 9/25/1868;
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

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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