Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
John F. Warner
Year of Build:
1855
Major repairs:
1865, 1869, 1887;
Official Number:
12768
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
Quayle & Martin
Ownership Notes:
Handy, Augustus, (1855); Handy, Truman P., (1858-1862); Handy, T. P., (1858); Burke, N. H., (1863); Riley, (1863-1866); Battle, James, (1863-1866); Hood, T., (1867); Dudgeon, A., (1870); Nicholson, J., (1870): Hackett, R., (1871); Nicholson, (1871); Hackett, (1875); Moran, W. B., (1877); Walker, T. E., (1878); Lester, P., (1878); W. T. & C. Co., (1878); Lester, H. G., (1879-1886); Walker, T. E., (1880-1884); Walker, (1882-1885); Henning, John, (1886-1890); Henning, C. C., (1889-1890);
Master(s):
Manning, Alfred R., (1858-1862); Gale, Charles, (1858); Burke, N. H., (1863); Burke, N. J., (1863); Gilmore, William, W., (1864); Reed, M., (1865); Harlan, W., (1866); Wilson, A., (1867); Mitchell, J., (1870); Hochasate, J., (1871-1877); Walker, T. E., (1878); Peters, W. C., (1888); Heming, C. C., (1890);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1855)
Hull Dimensions
1855
Length: 126.9' Width/Beam: 26.5' Depth: 11.19'
1865
Length: 127.3' Width/Beam: 25.5' Depth: 10.7'
Tonnage
1855
Gross: 341 + 55/95
1865
Gross: 200.94 Net: 190.90
Enrollments/Registration
August 27, 1855
   Port: Cleveland Number: 70 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-5-1858
June 5, 1858
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1858
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-11-1859
October 11, 1859
   Port: Cleveland Number: 90 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-26-1860
April 26, 1860
   Port: Cleveland Number: 3 of 1860
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-9-1860
October 9, 1860
   Port: Cleveland Number: 70 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-15-1861
October 15, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 91 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 4-15-1862
April 15, 1862
   Port: Cleveland Number: 23 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-9-1863
April 9, 1863
   Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-13-1863
April 13, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 39 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 4-21-1864
April 21, 1864
   Port: Cape Vincent Number: 1 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-12-1864
May 21, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 111 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-29-1865
June 29, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 118 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 6-12-1866
June 12, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 166 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-27-1867
March 27, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 261 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-7-1870
March 7, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 121 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-2-1870
June 2, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 77 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Altered to a Barge
Next document: Detroit 4-1-1871
April 1, 1871
   Port: Detroit Number: 69 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-21-1872
August 21, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 33 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-30-1877
April 30, 1877
   Port: Detroit Number: 54 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-4-1878
May 4, 1878
   Port: Detroit Number: 78 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-7-1878
May 7, 1878
   Port: Port Huron Number: 69 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1879
May 12, 1879
   Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 3-27-1880
March 27, 1880
   Port: Detroit Number: 86 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Port Huron 4-8-1884
April 8, 1884
   Port: Port Huron Number: 94 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 1-16-1886
January 16, 1886
   Port: Port Huron Number: 34 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-28-1886
October 28, 1886
   Port: Port Huron Number: 41 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-5-1887
October 5, 1887
   Port: Port Huron Number: 43 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-22-1888
December 22, 1888
   Port: Port Huron Number: 59 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-21-1890
March 21, 1890
   Port: Port Huron Number: 72 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-31-1891

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, John F. Warner (1855-1870)*;
b. Barge, John F. Warner (1870-1891)
Nationality:
American (1855-1891)
Chronology:
1. 10/10/1855, Bois Blanc Island, Detroit River, ashore and released, $150 loss;
2. 5/00/1857, Straits of Mackinaw, collision, (sank, Brig., Andes), repaired, $500 loss;
3. 9/00/1857, Lake Erie, collision, Schooner, Athenian), lost head gear and repaired, $50 loss;
4. 9/21/1862, Straits of Mackinaw, collision, (sank Schooner, Marquette), repaired;
5. 10/00/1864, Sault River, struck a rock, repaired, $110 loss;
6. 7/00/1869, Lake Huron, broke her rudder, repaired, $275 loss;
7. 7/00/1869, Lake Michigan, broke her rudder, repaired, $475 loss;
8. 9/00/1869, Fighting Island, (grain), grounded and lightered off;
9. 11/(16-19)/1869, (lumber), ashore at Alpena and repaired;
10. 9/18/1871, 10 miles from Cove Island, Lake Huron, broke away from Barge, City of Port Huron, ashore and released;
11. 11/29/1872, near Middle Sister Island, Lake Erie, caught in the ice, sank, (coal), raised, $11, 000 loss;
12. 10/00/1890, Sand Island, near Alpena, Michigan, Thunder Bay, Lake Huron, ashore, (lumber), hull went to pieces;
Notes
General notes:
*Also known as "John F. Warner"; Square Stern;
1860, she was valued at $9,600; 1871, she was valued at $7,000; 1882, she was valued at $4,000; 1889, she was valued at $3,000; 1875, new deck; 1882, used for lumber only; 1884, noted as used for coarse freight only;
7/21/1858, arrived Liverpool, England, from Cleveland, Ohio with staves; 7/23/1858, left Liverpool, for Greenock, Scotland,(staves); Must have gone to Glasgow, Scotland; 8/16/1858, left Glasgow, Scotland to Greenock; 8/17/1858, arrived Greenock, Scotland and loaded pig iron for Cleveland; 5/5/1859, cleared Detroit, for Cleveland, (staves); 5/11/1859, cleared Cleveland for England; 5/12/1859, passed Welland Canal, arrived Montreal, 5/20/1859; 6/17/1859, arrived at Cork, Ireland, (21 days from Quebec); 6/18/1859, arrived at Queenstown, Ireland & sailed on 6/19/1859 for Greenock, Scotland; Arrived at Greenock on 6/21/1859; Left Greenock on 7/3/1859 for Liverpool, England; left Liverpool for Cleveland on 7/26/1859, with cargo of iron ore & 50 casks of ale; Arrived at Quebec on 8/17/1859; On 8/26/1859, she wa reported in the St. Lawrence River; Arrived Cleveland on 9/2/1859; Arrived Detroit on 9/10/1859; 4/18/1860, left Detroit for Cleveland & Europe with staves; 4/29/1860, left Cleveland, (3rd passing; Arrived at Clyde, Scotland 6/22/1860; Arrived Liverpool on 7/23/1860; cleared Liverpool for Cleveland & Detroit on 7/29/1860; Arrived at Quebec on 9/12/1860;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan;
Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cape Vincent, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron,
Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1889,
1890;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 9/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
7. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1891);
9. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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