J. C. Riggs (Schooner, 1852)

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Identification

Vessel name:: J. C. Riggs
Also known as:: Tom Martin
Year of Build:: 1852
Rebuilt:: 1. 1862, George Goble, Oswego, New York;
Official Number:: 24392

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Dexter, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: J. C. Riggs
Ownership Notes:: Riggs, J. C., (1852); Canfield, T., (1852); Green, L. M., (1857-1860); Allen, (1860); Martin, Thomas, (1861-1864); Ratcliff, (1864); Martin, F., (1865); Folger, M. H., (1867-1869); Folger, B. W., (1869); Rees,W. K., (1870-1872); Thornton, S., (1873-1875);
Master(s):: Crawford, H., (1852); Tracy, B. B., (1852); Green, C. W., (1857); Leadley, (1859); Martin, Thomas, (1861-1862); Martin, F., (1865); Allen, G. F., (1867); Peters, A., (1872); Thornton, S., (1873-1875);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1852)

Hull Dimensions

1852: Length: 95' 6" Width/Beam: 22' 6" Depth: 8' 10"
1862: Length: 93' 7" Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 10' 2"
1865: Length: 93.9' Width/Beam: 23' 3" Depth: 9.9'

Tonnage

1852: Gross: 171 + 52/95
1862: Gross: 196 + 47/95
1865: Gross: 150.96

Enrollments/Registration

May 17, 1852: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 5 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 7-5-1852
July 5, 1852: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 8 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: 8-16-1853
July 17, 1854: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 3 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 8-13-1855
August 13, 1855: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 1 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-16-1857
April 16, 1857: Port: Oswego Number: 5 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-11-1861
March 11, 1861: Port: Oswego Number: 1 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-7-1862; Next document: (Vessel Broken up & bottom used to build Schooner Tom Martin)
April 1, 1862: Port: Oswego Number: 5 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (Rebuilt)
Next document: Oswego 4-18-1865
April 18, 1865: Port: Oswego Number: 32 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cape Vincent 8-9-1867
August 9, 1867: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 44 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 4-19-1869
April 19, 1869: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 57 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 10-15-1870 xxx
October 15, 1870: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 4 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 5-13-1872
May 13, 1872: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 5 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-18-1873
April 18, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 169 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-29-1875
View document online
April 29, 1875: Port: Detroit Number: 51 of 1875
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Buffalo 7-13-1975
July 13, 1875: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 6-30-1883
View document online; Next document: (Vessel lost at sea)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, J. C. Riggs (1852-1862)*;
b. Schooner, Tom Martin (1862-1883)
Nationality:: American (1852-1883)
Chronology:: 1. 8/1/1853, Lake Ontario, damaged by collision, (Schooner, Odd Fellow), repaired, $100 loss;
2. 9/17/1856, Cleveland, sprang a leak, ashore, (wheat), released;
3. 11/00/1857, Fighting Island, collision, (Schooner. Milwaukee Belle), repaired, $100 loss;
4. 4/3/1859, Detroit, collision with the East Pier, went over the pier and repaired;
5. 9/4/1859, Oswego, lost main and fore masts in a gale and repaired, (1 life lost), $800 loss;
6. 10/00/1868, Lake Erie, lost her outfit in a storm and repaired, $2, 800 loss;
7. 10/00/1869, lost her bowsprit in a storm on Lake Erie, and replaced;

Notes

General notes:: *The bottom of the schooner J. C. Riggs went into the Schooner, Tom Martin;
1860, she was valued at $3,200;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor,
New York;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
5. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1884);
9. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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