Monsoon (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Monsoon
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1857, 1862;
Official Number:: 16418

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milan, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head (1847)
Builder Name:: W. S. Lyon
Ownership Notes:: Gay, J. P., (1847); Pratt, J., (1850); Worstell, J. Y., (1850); Skinner, C, P., (1851-1852); Richmond, W. T., (1854); Barney, A. H., (1854); McGraw, A. L., (1856-1864); McGraw, M. G., (1860-1863); Mears, Charles, (1864-1865); Reid, J. A., (1866); Mears, Charles, (1866); Smith, (1873); Smith, W., (1873); Berensten, B., (1874); Bernston,(1876-1882); Henderson, J. C., (1880); Nelson, A., (1881);
Master(s):: Kelly, Henery, (1847); Kelsey, (1847); Peterson, J., (1850); Bassete, M., (1851); Groover, T. D., (1852); Wolvin, Benjamin, (1854); Mears, C., (1864); Dykes, E. D., (1864); Bell, R. L., (1865); Reid, J. A., (1866); Smith, W., (1873); Berensten, B., (1874); Henderson J. C., (1880); Nelson, A., (1881);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 105' 7" Width/Beam: 22' 3" Depth: 8' 10"
1865: Length: 103.8' Width/Beam: 22.9' Depth: 8.1'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 189 + 52/95
1865: Gross: 131.94

Enrollments/Registration

April 17, 1847: Port: Sandusky Number: 6 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sandusky 8-20-1850
August 20, 1850: Port: Sandusky Number: 29 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-26-1850
September 26, 1850: Port: Oswego Number: 58 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 10-31-1851
October 31, 1851: Port: Sandusky Number: 25 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 3-18-1852
March 18, 1852: Port: Sandusky Number: 3 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-20-1854
March 20, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Not on Abstract
Next document: Cleveland 3-23-1854
March 23, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 11 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-4-1855
June 4, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 33 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-28-1856
April 28, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 48 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1864
April 23, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 123 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-8-1864
July 8, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 162 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-24-1865
July 24, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 245 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 6-7-1866
June 7, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 768 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-21-1873
January 21, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 100 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-19-1874
March 19, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 149 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-26-1880
July 26, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 12 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-30-1881
August 30, 1881: Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-30-1881; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Monsoon (1847-1881)
Nationality:: American (1847-1881)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1848, Fairport, ashore and released;
2. 9/23/1851, Port Hope, Lake Ontario, sprang a leak, (railroad iron & salt), sank and raised, $2, 500 loss;
3. 10/2/1853, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (railroad iron), repaired, $500 loss;
4. 8/14/1854, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, put into Erie for repairs, (railroad iron);
4. 10/00/1855, Lake Michigan, lost head gear and centerboard, (wheat), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
5. 4/25/1864, Milwaukee, ashore and released, $800 loss;
6. 10/00/1873, near Grand Haven, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $7, 000 loss;
7. 11/00/1881, between Chicago and Grand Haven, Lake Michigan, sank, (7 lives lost);

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $3,000; 1873, she was valued at $3,500; 1882, she is listed as "not insurable";
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860,1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1872-1883);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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