Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Signal (Schooner, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Signal
Also known as:
Sylph; Waneetee
Year of Build:
1847
Major repairs:
1861, 1863;
Rebuilt:
1. 1857, James A. Oades;
2. 1871, Sodus, New York, Henry Doville;
3. 1884l;
Official Number:
23919
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head (1847)
Plain Head (1857)
Builder Name:
Gershom A. Thayer*
Ownership Notes:
Brown, N. W., (1847); Watrous, Martin, (1847-1853); Green, Isaac M., (1857); Jenkins, J., (1861); Fairchild, D. P., (1864); Doville, C. T., (1867); Deville, C., (1871-1874); Deville, Henry, (1875); Deville, J., (1875); Deville, C., (1875-1877); Macy, S. J., (1877) Field, W. H., (1880):Jones, Robert, (1881-1884); Bird, B. S.,(1887); Banks, A. E., (1892-1894); Norton, Henry, (1896);
Master(s):
Brown, N. W., (1847); Hall, (1851); Green, Orville W., (1857); Jenkins, J., (1861); Fairchild, D. P., (1864); Henderson, H. H., (1865); Doville, C. T., (1867); Deville, C., (1871-1877); Field, E. K., (1877); Field, W. J., (1880); Jones, Robert, (1881-1884); Davis, D. J., (1887); Peterson, A.,(1892): Banks, A. E., (1894): Norton, Henry, (1896);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 90' Width/Beam: 22' 8" Depth: 8' 11"
1857
Length: 88' 6" Width/Beam: 22' 6" Depth: 8' 3"
1884
Length: 88.7' Width/Beam: 22.5' Depth: 8.6'
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 161 + 22/95
1857
Gross: 146 + 52/95
1865
Gross: 113.76 Net: 90.95
1871
Gross: 116.53 Net: 110.70
1884
Gross: 100.00 Net: 95.00
Enrollments/Registration
September 9, 1847
   Port: Cleveland Number: 69 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-30-1853
June 30, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 67 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 10-15-1853
October 15, 1853
   Port: Erie

Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-21-1857
July 21, 1857
   Port: Oswego Number: 27 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 4-15-1861
April 15, 1861
   Port: Oswego Number: 44 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 2-7-1864
February 7, 1864
   Port: Oswego Number: 5 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-11-1865
March 11, 1865
   Port: Oswego Number: 6 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Oswego 4-15-1866
April 15, 1866
   Port: Oswego Number: 211 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-11-1867
April 11, 1867
   Port: Oswego Number: 8 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-22-1871

Next document: (Vessel, Burned, Wrecked)
June 22, 1871
   Port: Oswego Number: 169 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (Rebuilt)
Next document: Cleveland 7-24-1871
July 24, 1871
   Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1871
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-25-1872
July 25, 1872
   Port: Oswego
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 9-25-1877

Next document: Erie 7-8-1874
July 8, 1874
   Port: Erie Number: 1 of 1874
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-24-1874
September 24, 1874
   Port: Oswego Number: 8 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Oswego 8-23-1875
August 23, 1875
   Port: Oswego Number: 7 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 9-5-1877
September 5, 1877
   Port: Toledo Number: 11 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Toledo 9-25-1877
September 25, 1877
   Port: Oswego Number: 12 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Oswego 12-3-1877
December 3, 1877
   Port: Oswego Number: 17 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-12-1880
April 12, 1880
   Port: Oswego Number: 30 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-6-1881
June 6, 1881
   Port: Cleveland Number: 91 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 7-11-1881
July 11, 1881
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 8 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 2-24-1883
February 24, 1883
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 75 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 8-12-1884
August 12, 1884
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 12 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 8-24-1887
August 24, 1887
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 16 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-9-1892
September 9, 1892
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 29 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-11-1894
August 11, 1894
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 10 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-12-1896
May 12, 1896
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 99 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 9-8-1896
September 8, 1896
   Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Signal (1847-1857);
b. Schooner, Sylph (1857-1871);
c. Schooner, Waneetee (1871- )
Nationality:
American (1847- )
Chronology:
1. 5/1/1851, Lake Erie, lost small boat in a storm, damaged hull, repaired;
2. 8/17/1851, Ashtabula, ashore and released;
3. 00/00/1853, Buffalo, collision, (Steamer, Superior), repaired;
4. 00/00/1853, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer. Wisconsin), repaired;
5. 9/19/1855, 10 miles above Chicago, ashore and released;
6. 8/00/1856, Oswego piers, ashore and released;
7. 4/00/1858, off Erie, collision, (Schooner, Grey Eagle), lost bowsprit and repaired, $100 loss;
8. 8/00/1860, Point au Pelee, ashore and released, (water lime), $900 loss;
9. 10/00/1869, Lake Erie, lost a man overboard and drowned;
10, 5/7/1885, South Haven, Lake Michigan, sunk and raised, (lumber);
Notes
General notes:
*1864 vessel register notes the builder as "Lent";
1900, abandoned at Pentwater, Michigan;
Runge says she was the Sylph, #23919; She could be Signal built at Ashtabula in 1847 check Erie enrollments;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania, Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego,
New York; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania, New York; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego,
New York; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 678;
5. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1871-1898);
7. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859; 3/11/1861;
8. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
9. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
10. Herman Runge's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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