Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Mary Margaret (Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Mary Margaret
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
John C. Shaw
Ownership Notes:
Shaw, L. C., (1852); McGraw, (1854);
Master(s):
Shaw, L. C., (1852); McGraw, (1854);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 50' 8" Width/Beam: 17' 6" Depth: 5' 3"
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 88 + 80/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 18, 1852
   Port: Chicago Number: 34 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-15-1854
May 15, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 53 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Lost Papers
Next document: Chicago 8-31-1854
August 31, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 98 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Mary Margaret (1852- )
Nationality:
American (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 5/29/1853, between Muskegon and Grand River, Lake Michigan, capsized and towed into port by Steamer, Telegraph, (4 lives
lost), $900 loss;
2. 11/9/1854, 20 miles off Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, capsized, (lumber), towed to Stony Creek, 35 miles north of Grand River;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
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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