Somerset (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Somerset
Year of Build:: 1847
Official Number:: 57348

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Doolittle, S., (1847-1852); Fisher, G., (1851); Baldwin, W., (1852-1853); Rogers, C. (1856-1859); Rogers, G. R., (1856); Rogers, A., (1858); McClurre, J., (1859); Rogers, (1860); Sanborn, J. M., (1861): Jonson, J., (1862); Eddison, W P., (1863-1864); Gain, D. (1865); Gain, J., (1866); Johnson, J., (1866); Blood, F., (1867); Wheeler, (1869-1870); White, J., (1871-1872); Goodwin, G., (1871);
Master(s):: Rogers, D., (1847); Higgins, H. S., (1851); Wilkinson, G. M., (1852); Hamilton, O. P., (1853); Rogers, C. F., (1856-1859); Rogers, Z. R., (1856); Rogers, J. W., (1858); McClure,J., (1861); Demar, F., (1862); Gain, D., (1865); Gain, J. (1866); Rand, C., (1867); Wheeler, F. (1869-1870); Goodwin, G., (1871);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1847: Length: 88' 5" Width/Beam: 18' 6" Depth: 7' 9"
1865: Length: 88' Width/Beam: 18.2' Depth: 8.4'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 116 + 65.95
1865: Gross: 95.49

Enrollments/Registration

October 15, 1847: Port: Oswego Number: 70 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-5-1851
April 5, 1851: Port: Oswego Number: 7 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-10-1852
April 10, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 12 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-14-1852
August 14, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 48 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-2-1853
September 2, 1853: Port: Oswego Number: 40 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-3-1856
May 3, 1856: Port: Oswego Number: 12 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-7-1856
August 7, 1856: Port: Oswego Number: 34 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-10-1858
August 10, 1858: Port: Oswego Number: 35 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-28-1859
March 28, 1859: Port: Detroit Number: 9 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-30-1859
May 30, 1859: Port: Detroit Number: 36 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-7-1861
November 7, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 109 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Detroit 5-3-1862
May 3, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 66 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-10-1865
April 10, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 4-20-1866
April 20, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 59 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Detroit 10-26-1866
October 26, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-25-1867
April 25, 1867: Port: Port Huron Number: 32 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-25-1869
September 25, 1869: Port: Port Huron Number: 100 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-7-1870
April 7, 1870: Port: Port Huron Number: 10 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-24-1871
March 24, 1871: Port: Port Huron Number: 53 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-29-1871
August 29, 1871: Port: Port Huron Number: 21 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-12-1872
April 12, 1872: Port: Port Huron Number: 63 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 1-14-1879; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Somerset (1847-1867);
b. Barge, Somerset (1867-1879)
Nationality:: American (1847-1879)
Chronology:: 1. 7/6/1852, Cleveland, ashore and released, $400 loss;
2. 11/12/1852, Cattaraugus Creek, ashore (railroad iron), released, $1, 000 loss;
3. 12/7/1852, Point Abino, ashore, (railroad iron), released, $10, 000 loss;
4. 12/6/1853, below Erie lighthouse, ashore, (coal & limestone), released;
5. 5/11/1872, Monroe, Lake Erie, collision, (Barge, Wolverine), (lumber), sank, $25, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $1,500; 1866, she was valued at $1,400;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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