Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Pilot
Year of Build:
1853
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John Chapman
Ownership Notes:
Chapman,John, (1853); Stewart, J., (1856); Norton, J. W., (1856-1860); Galloway, J., (1859); Swartout, (1860); Smith, A., (1863-1864); Smith, S. L., (1863-1864); Dana, Amelia, (1864-1865);
Master(s):
Chapman,John, (1853); Stewart, J., (1856); Swartout, D., (1859); Dana, William, (1864); Cartwright, Dan, (1865);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1853)
Hull Dimensions
1853
Length: 72' Width/Beam: 17' 3" Depth: 7'
1865
Length: 71.4' Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 5.9'
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 77 + 38/95
1865
Gross: 50.00
Enrollments/Registration
September 22, 1853
   Port: Buffalo Number: 124 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1854
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April 22, 1854
   Port: Detroit Number: 35 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-1-1856
March 1, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-14-1856
April 14, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-16-1856
April 16, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 25 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-13-1859
June 13, 1859
   Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-10-1860
July 10, 1860
   Port: Detroit Number: 59 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-19-1864
June 19, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 140 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-7-1865
September 7, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 300 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)

Next document: (Vessel Burned)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Pilot )1853-1865)
Nationality:
American (1853-1865)
Chronology:

1. 11/00/1865, Algonac, caught fire and burned;

Notes
General notes:
She was valued at $4,700, in 1860; $4,000, in 1864;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Vessel Register: (1860-1866);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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