Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Brunette
Also known as:
Buffalo
Year of Build:
1871
Rebuilt:
1. 1902;
Official Number:
2756
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gibraltar, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
William Linn & John Craig
Ownership Notes:
Bisell, G., (1871): Axworthy, Thomas, (1881-1883); Palmer, John H., (1886-1895); Gordon, Henry; (1895=1896); Jones, Charles R., (1898-1899); Goodman, S. C., (1898); Goodman, M. F., (1898); Boland, J. J., (1901-1906); Hartman, Adam, (1904); Croswaite, John L., (1920);
Master(s):
Hill, S., (1881); Hale, George W., (1883): Wallace, C. H., (1886-1887); Chambers, Benjamin, (1888-1890); Connor, J., (1892); Gordon, Henry, (1895); Pitcher, F. A., (1896); Goodman, M. F., (1898);
Hull Dimensions
1871
Length: 215.8' Width/Beam: 35.5' Depth: 13.1'
Tonnage
1871
Gross: 738.64 Net: 711.21
1902
Enrollments/Registration
May 3, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 103 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 5-11-1881
May 11, 1881
   Port: Cleveland Number: 77 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-30-1883
April 30, 1883
   Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-14-1886
April 14, 1886
   Port: Cleveland Number: 53 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-2-1887
August 2, 1887
   Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-5-1888
April 5, 1888
   Port: Cleveland Number: 62 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-23-1888
July 23, 1888
   Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-13-1889
April 13, 1889
   Port: Cleveland Number: 106 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-18-1890
March 18, 1890
   Port: Cleveland Number: 36 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1892
April 16, 1892
   Port: Cleveland Number: 90 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1895
April 11, 1895
   Port: Cleveland Number: 47 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-7-1895
August 7, 1895
   Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-10-1896
April 10, 1896
   Port: Cleveland Number: 76 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-26-1897
April 26, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 128 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-20-1898
May 20, 1898
   Port: Cleveland Number: 81 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-31-1898
August 31, 1898
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Brunette (1871-1902);
b. Barge, Buffalo (1902-1913)
Nationality:
American (1871-1913)
Chronology:
1. 11//29/1901, Rabbit Island, Georgian Bay, ashore and released;
2. 7/28/1913, Tonawanda Creek, Lake Erie, sank;
Notes
General notes:
She was hull #8;
She was abandoned in 1913;
Name changed to "Buffalo" on 6/18/1902;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1871-1913);
6. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
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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