Mountain Maid (Scow Schooner, 1852)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mountain Maid
Year of Build:: 1852
Major repairs:: 1873;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1866;
Official Number:: 16441

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Fairport, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Scow Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1852)
Builder Name:: E. L. Herrick
Ownership Notes:: Fredebaugh, John, (1852); Beeker, David, (1852); Becker, D., (1852); McAdams, James, (1853); Green, A. E., (1854); Green, A. H., (1854); Gifford, Newton, (1854); Green, J. W., (1856); Cook, H., (1863); Russell, A., (1877); Steionberner, G. M., (1864); Argyle, E. C., (1865); Fifield, Henry, (1866-1866); McAllister, J., (1870); Peterson, A., (1870-1876); Bensonk, C., (1874); Driscoll, D., (1875); Martin, T., (1875-1876); Russell, L. A., (1877-1879);
Master(s):: Beeker, David, (1852-1853); Cook, H., (1863); Benson, C. (1864-1874); Argyle, E. C., (1865); fifield, W;illiam, (1866); Peterson, A., (1870-1871); McAllister, J., (1870); Shea, I., (1875); Driscoll, D., (1875); Faragher, H., (1877); Martin, T., (1877);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1852)

Hull Dimensions

1852: Length: 71' 7" Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 4' 1"
1866: Length: 79.3' Width/Beam: 17.8' Depth: 4.4'

Tonnage

1852: Gross: 44 + 60/95
1865: Gross: 43.64
1866: Gross: 52.02

Enrollments/Registration

April 16, 1852: Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-4-1853
April 4, 1853: Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-4-1854
April 4, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 18 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-14-1856
April 14, 1856: Port: Sandusky Number: 5 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-24-1860
October 24, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 102 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-30-1862
April 30, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 60 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-9-1863
May 9, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 84 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-6-1864
October 6, 1864: Port: Cleveland Number: 74 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-3-1865
July 3, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 195 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Change of Measurements
Next document: Cleveland 7-10-1866
July 10, 1866: Port: Cleveland Number: 101 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Cleveland 6-25-1870
June 25, 1870: Port: Cleveland Number: 78 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-4-1870
August 4, 1870: Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-14-1871
August 14, 1871: Port: Detroit Number: 9 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 8-24-1871
August 24, 1871: Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-23-1874
February 23, 1874: Port: Cleveland Number: 45 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-25-1874
March 25, 1874: Port: Cleveland Number: 53 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-20-1875
April 20, 1875: Port: Sandusky Number: 23 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-27-1875
July 27, 1875: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-29-1877
May 29, 1877: Port: Cleveland Number: 82 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-1-1877
June 1, 1877: Port: Cleveland Number: 86 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-15-1877; Next document: (Vessel Sunk)

History

Classification:: a. Scow Schooner, Mountain Maid (1852-1866);
b. Scow, Mountain Maid (1866-1877)
Nationality:: American (1852-1877)
Chronology:: 1. 10/17/1870, Vermilion, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $400 loss;
2. 10/23/1870, Cleveland, sank and raised;
3. 8/3/1877, Lorain, capsized, (limestone), sank;

Notes

General notes:: 1866, she was valued at $500; 1876, she was valued at $1,400;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1866, 1877, 1876, 1878, 1879;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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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