Meridian (Schooner, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Meridian
Year of Build:: 1848
Major repairs:: 1858;
Official Number:: 16408

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohiol
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1848)
Builder Name:: William A. Jones
Ownership Notes:: Jones, W., (1848); Cobert,A. H., (1856-1863); Walker, (1864); Cronkright, W. G., (1865-1866); Downing, J., (1870-1873); Crawford, A., (1873); Gray, C., (1873);
Master(s):: Drake, S. F., (1848); Warren, (1852); Dewyer, J., (1856); Woolnough, C., (1861); Howard, P. H., (1864); Anderson, J., (1865); Downing, J., (1870); Crawfod, A., (1873); Gray, C., (1873);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 129' 11" Width/Beam: 22' 10 1/2" Depth: 9' 4 1/4"
1865: Length: 120.35' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 8.95'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 234 + 77/95
1865: Gross: 184.84

Enrollments/Registration

April 28, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 34 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1849
April 21, 1849: Port: Chicago Number: 16 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1856
April 15, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 26 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1861
April 25, 1861: Port: Chicago Number: 32 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-19-1862
April 19, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 64 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-29-1862
May 29, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 89 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-5-1864
April 5, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 78 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1865
March 31, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 81 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 5-12-1865
May 12, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 329 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-4-1868
December 4, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 108 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-7-1870
March 7, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 124 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-1-1873
February 1, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 114 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-3-1873
April 3, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 105 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-31-1873; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Meridian (1848-1873);
Nationality:: American (1848-1873)
Chronology:: 1. 8/8/1850, Erie, collision, (Steamer, Tecumseh), repaired;
2. 5/18/1852, Stony Island, near Malden, struck a wreck, sank, (coal & salt), raised, $750 loss;
3. 11/15/1852, Wind Mill Point, Lake Erie, ashore, (barley), released;
4. 5/5/1853, Mackinac Straits, ashore, (coal), released, $150 loss;
5. 9/22/1853, Lake Michigan, lost a man overboard;
6. 11/3/1853, Peach Island, ashore, (wheat), released, $400 loss;
7. 12/15/1854, near smelting works, Detroit, ashore and released;
8. 8/29/1855, Cleveland, waterlogged, sank, (lumber), raised, $150 loss;
9. 8/31/1855, Detroit Harbor, sank and raised;
10. 11/00/1855, Lake Michigan, lost small spars in a gale, repaired, cargo $350 loss, hull $100 loss;
11. 4/11/1857, Lexington, ashore and released;
12. 9/15/1862, Point au Barques Reef, ashore, (shingles), sank and raised;
13. 5/00/1863, Lake Huron, lost foremast, repaired, $2, 300 loss;
14. 8/00/1863, Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, struck by lightning and repaired, $700 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $4,000; 1873, she was valued at $4,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 18971, 1873;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (168-1880);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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