Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Norman (Bark, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Norman
Year of Build:
1848
Major repairs:
1864, 1875, 1888, 1899;
Rebuilt:
1. 1871;
Official Number:
18101
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sackets Harbor, New York
Vessel Type:
Bark
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Ellenwood
Ownership Notes:
Littlejohn, D. C., (1848); Peck,James, (1853-1860); Howe, S., (1862-1863); Botoford,Jr., (1862); Gardnier, H., (1862); Ackley, (1863); Gardner, F. B., (1865-1871); McGee, J., (1867); Dunham, j., (1873-1879); Hanson, J., (1881-1898); Hurst, Henry, (1895); Hull, H., (1899-1903);
Master(s):
Redfield, J. H., (1853); Lucas, A. J., (1854); Linder, Willam K., (1860); Handon, T. M., (1862); Meyers, P., (1865-1867); Myers, T., (1870-1871); Hanson, John, (1881-1884); Larson, C., (1892-1895);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 135' 3" Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 9' 6"
1865
Length: 134.35' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 9.9'
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 345 + 53/95
1865
Gross: 251.74 Net: 239
1871
Enrollments/Registration
October 6, 1848
   Port: Oswego Number: 49 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-4-1853
April 4, 1853
   Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-1-1854
April 1, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 25 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-28-1860
June 28, 1860
   Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1860
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-13-1860
November 13, 1860
   Port: Chicago Number: 87 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-5-1862
March 5, 1862
   Port: Chicago Number: 9 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-5-1862
March 5, 1862
   Port: Chicago Number: 11 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-13-1862
May 13, 1862
   Port: Chicago Number: 85 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1865
April 25, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 266 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1867
April 24, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 354 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1870
April 21, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 191 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1871
April 26, 1871
   Port: Chicago Number: 167 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Chicago 4-25-1873
April 25, 1873
   Port: Chicago Number: 236 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Troy 4-29-1878
April 29, 1878
   Port: Troy
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-2-1879
May 2, 1879
   Port: Chicago Number: 37 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Not in Abstract
Next document: Chicago 2-25-1881
February 25, 1881
   Port: Chicago Number: 62 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1883
March 30, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 56 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1884
April 3, 1884
   Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-25-1892
March 25, 1892
   Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-14-1895
August 14, 1895
   Port: Chicago Number: 23 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-22-1901

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Bark, Norman (1848-1871);
b. Schooner, Norman (1871-1901)
Nationality:
American (1848-1901)
Chronology:
1. 9/3/1853, Genesee River, Lake Ontario; sprang a leak. (merchandise), repaired, $3, 000 loss;
2. 11/00/1854, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, (railroad iron), repaired, $500 loss;
3. 10/00/1855, Lake Michigan, lost her canvas and repaired;
4. 11/21/1856, False Cut, Long Point Cut, ashore, (wheat), released, cargo, $10, 000 loss, hull $5, 000 loss;
5. 7/00/1857, Bear Creek, capsized and towed into port, $200 loss;
6. 10/(7-9)/1858, Saginaw Bay, damaged sails and repaired, $500 loss;
7. 6/00/1859, off Grand Traverse, Lake Michigan, damaged spars and canvass in a squall, refitted, $2, 600 loss;
8. 7/7/1859, North Manitou, dismasted, ashore and repaired, $150 loss;
9. 10/00/1861, Straits of Mackinaw, collision, (Schooner, Ataunto), repaired, $300 loss;
10. 11/00/1861, near Beaver Island, (corn), ashore and released, $400 loss;
11. 7/00/1869, Chicago, lost mizzen mast by collision, (Helen Blood), repaired, $275 loss;
12. 5/00/1874, ashore on Peshtigo Reef, released, $500 loss;
13. 11/16/1883, ashore and released;
14. 00/00/1884, wrecked and repaired;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $5,500; 1873, she was valued at $7,500; 1882, she was valued at $3,000; 1890, she was valued at $4,000; 1899, she was valued at $1,500;
She cleared Chicago with a cargo of corn for Boston in October of 1860; Arrived Detroit, Michigan on 10/11/1860;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1879, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888,
1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1899;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 7/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 1/22/1862;
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
9. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
10. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1901);
11. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
12. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
Contact
Contact
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