Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Hirondelle
Year of Build:
1855
Official Number:
11854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cape Vincent, New York
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head (1855)
Builder Name:
Lewis Goler
Ownership Notes:
Goler, G. W., (1855); McGraw, E., (1856); Jones, T., (1857); James, J., (1860); Johnson, O. M., (1861-1862); Parker, W. A., (1863-1866); Plumsted, J. M., (1863-1866); Quayle, T., (1866); Andrews, J., (1872); Kimball, E., (1872);
Master(s):
Goler, G. W., (1855); McGraw, E., (1856); Jones, T., (1857); Johnson, O. M., (1861-1862); Thompson, T. (1863-1865); Schofflin, (1866); Andrews, J., (1871); Kimball, E., (1872);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1855)
Hull Dimensions
1855
Length: 84' Width/Beam: 17' 9" Depth: 6' 6"
Tonnage
1855
Gross: 89 + 80/95
1865
Gross: 59.77
Enrollments/Registration
September 7, 1855
   Port: French Creek Number: 40 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-3-1856
May 3, 1856
   Port: Chicago Number: 54 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-19-1857
May 19, 1857
   Port: Chicago Number: 53 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-12-1861
June 12, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1862
March 26, 1862
   Port: Chicago Number: 30 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1863
March 30, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 11 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-5-1865
April 5, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 125 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 9-4-1866
September 4, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 67 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-31-1871
May 31, 1871
   Port: Chicago Number: 195 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 3-27-1872
March 27, 1872
   Port: Chicago Number: 54 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-30-1874

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Scow Schooner, Hirondelle (1855-1874)
Nationality:
American (1855-1874)
Chronology:
1. 11/24/1857, St. Joseph, ashore and released, $1, 000;
2. 5/00/1858, Kalamazoo, ashore and released, $800 loss;
3. 4/00/1866, Chicago harbor, struck a wreck, sank and raised, $1010 loss;
4. 11/00/1866, Kalamazoo River, ashore and released, $1, 700 loss;
5. 5/00/1867, Chicago River, sank and raised, $1, 600 loss;
6. 5/00/1867, Chicago, struck pier, sank and raised, $1, 200 loss;
7. 10/00/1868, White Lake, ashore and released;
8. 6/00/1869, Kalamazoo, struck a snag, sank and raised, $300 loss;
9. 9/00/1872, Michigan City, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total wreck, $5, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $1,600; 1866, she was valued at (1872);
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; French Creek, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; French Creek, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
7. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
8. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
9. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
10. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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