Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Union
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
60034 or 60033
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Mt. Clemons, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Scow
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
J. A. Sandeers (Saunders)
Ownership Notes:
Shabinean, Louis, (1862); Kinman, W., (1863); Hinman, Wesley, (1865); Boveau, (1866); Bovais, C., (1866); Bouvatt, C., (1867); Crawford, L., (1871);
Master(s):
Gibelin, P., (1863); Meldrum, Robert, (1865); Bovais, C., (1866); Bouvait, C., (1867); Crowford, S., (1871);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 66' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 4' 9"
1865
Length: 66' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 4.9'
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 49 + 65/95
1865
Gross: 46.61
Enrollments/Registration
April 28, 1862
   Port: Detroit Number: 57 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 7-18-1863
July 18, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 146 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-4-1865
September 4, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 297 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 4-18-1866
April 18, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 54 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-23-1867
April 23, 1867
   Port: Huron Number: 28 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Huron 10-8-1869
October 8, 1869
   Port: Huron Number: 104 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 6-13-1871
June 13, 1871
   Port: Sandusky Number: 23 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 10-1-1873

Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)
History
Classification:
a. Scow, Union (1862-1873)
Nationality:
American (1862-1873)
Chronology:
1. 8/00/1869, near Chicago, ashore and dismasted, released and repaired;
2. 10/00/1869, Detroit, lost jibboom, bowsprit, and head gear in a collision, (Propeller, Burrows) and repaired;
Notes
General notes:
1866, she was valued at $1,000; 1871, she was listed with no value given;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. Vessel Register: 1866, 1871;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. John Poole's notes;
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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