Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Miranda (Schooner, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Miranda
Year of Build:
1848
Major repairs:
1861, 1863, 1866, 1868;
Official Number:
16454
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
DeGrote & Lavayea
Ownership Notes:
Milford, W., (1848); Fox, W. A., (1852-1853); Mann, C., (1855); Hitchcock, C., (1858); Bruce, C. F., (1858); Moore,J., (1859); Morse, C. H., (1860-1861); Watson, H. R., (1862); Marsilleot, T. M., (1862); Goodwin, A. C., (1863-1864); Steinbrenner, George W., (1863-1864); Candler, James W., (1865- 1867); Hudson, E., (1869-1871);
Master(s):
Darron, M., (1848); Fox, Watson, A., (1852); Brown, N., (1853); Thorp, H., (1855); Gibson, E. B., (1860); Barker,J.,S., (1861); Marsilleot, T. M., (1862); Gopodwin, H., (1863); Gerlack, W., (1863); Morgan, Quinton, (1865); Brown, D., (1867); Brown, H., (1869);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 106' 11" Width/Beam: 23' 7" Depth: 9' 5 1/4"
1866
Length: 105.6' Width/Beam: 23.2' Depth: 9.25'
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 217 + 59/95
1865
Gross: 164.18
Enrollments/Registration
April 12, 1848
   Port: Cleveland Number: 20 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 3-1-1852
March 1, 1852
   Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-22-1853
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February 22, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-18-1855
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May 18, 1855
   Port: Buffalo Number: 70 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-18-1856
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June 18, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 145 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-18-1856
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June 18, 1856
   Port: Buffalo Number: 146 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-15-1858
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October 15, 1858
   Port: Buffalo Number: 108 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-29-1859
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March 29, 1859
   Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-7-1860
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May 4, 1860
   Port: Buffalo Number: 34 1/2 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-12-1861
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September 12, 1861
   Port: Buffalo Number: 105 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-26-1862
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March 26, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-21-1862
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November 21, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 183 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-5-1863
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March 5, 1863
   Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-2-1863
October 2, 1863
   Port: Cleveland Number: 109 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-15-165
September 15, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 313 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 3-12-1867
March 12, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit4-15-1869
April 15, 1869
   Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1871
April 8, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 83 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-30-1871

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Miranda (1848-1871)
Nationality:
American (1848-1871)
Chronology:
1. 10/17/1849, near Mackinaw, collision, (Schooner, S. F. Gale), lost bowsprit, cat head, anchor stock, and head gear,
repaired, $300 loss;
2. 8/9/1852, Michigan City, damaged cargo and hull in a gale, repaired, $4, 500 loss;
3. 9/30/1853, Lake Michigan, damaged cargo, (wheat), repaired, $400 loss;
4. 11/8/1856, Port Maitland, ashore and released, cargo, $100 loss, hull $100 loss;
5. 11/13/1859, west Point Abino, Canadian side of Lake Erie, ashore and released, $1, 500 loss;
6. 8/00/1861, off Lexington, collision, (Schooner, Mary Brown), repaired, $300 loss;
7. 10/00/1861, Straits of Mackinaw, (wheat), ashore and released, $500 loss;
8. 5/00/1867, collision, (Bark, Indiana), repaired;
9. 5/00/1869, Port Huron, collision, (Bark, W. Sturgess), repaired;
10. 6/00/1869, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, damaged outfit, repaired, $600 loss, (coal);
11. 11/00/1869, damaged by collision on St. Clair flats and repaired;
11. 9/00/1871, Michigan City, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak and became waterlogged, repaired, $575 loss;
12. 9/21/1871, Point Austin Reef, Lake Huron, ashore, (lumber), hull went to pieces, $13, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $1,800; 1871, she was valued at $6,000;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860,1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849, 1/22/1862;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
8. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
9. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
10. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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