Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Arrow
Year of Build:
1857
Major repairs:
1864;
Official Number:
372
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
G. Hardison
Ownership Notes:
Hearn, J., (1857-1864); Beckman, A., (1863); Scott, (1863-1864); Brown, F., (1864-1866); Coats, C., (1866); Curtiss, A. E., (1866); Potter, L., (1867); Brand, M., (1869);
Master(s):
Brown, F., (1864-1866); Boyd, J., (1867); Durning, J., (1869); Bennett, F., (1863-1866);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1857)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 114' Width/Beam: 26' 2 1/2" Depth: 10' 4 1/2"
1866
Length: 112.45' Width/Beam: 26.45' Depth: 9.75'
Tonnage
1857
Gross: 281 + 28/95
1865
Gross: 190.62
Enrollments/Registration
May 20, 1857
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 3-4-1863
March 4, 1863
   Port: Erie Number: 2 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-23-1863
April 23, 1863
   Port: Cleveland Number: 50 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-1-1864
November 1, 1864
   Port: Cleveland Number: 80 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-1-1866
March 1, 1866
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 3-2-1866
March 2, 1866
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-22-1866
September 22, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 94 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-11-1866
October 11, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 115 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-26-1867
February 26, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 208 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-14-1869
September 14, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 49 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: (Vessel lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Arrow (1857-1869)
Nationality:
American (1857-1869)
Chronology:
1. 10/28/1865, Point Pelee, ashore, (wheat), released;
2. 11/00/1867, Lake Michigan, lost foremast and repaired, $300 loss;
3. 11/(16-19)/1869, North Chicago, Lake Michigan, sank, total loss, $23, 500 loss, (lumber), (crew lost);
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $9,000; 1866, she was valued at $6,300;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. Vessel Registers: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
7. 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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