Alice M. Beers (Schooner, 1864)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Alice M. Beers
Year of Build:: 1864
Major repairs:: 1891;
Official Number:: 382

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Algonac, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Zadock Pangborn & Charles Cash
Ownership Notes:: Smith, S. L., (1864-1866); Smith, Abraham, (1865); Peacock, J., (1866); Peacock, J., (1871-1882); Norom, J. L., (1884); Hanson, (1886-1887); Thomsen, Ole, (1887-1892); Troneex, H., (1887); Thornton, Ole, (1887-1888); Struck, (1888); Struck, Fred, (1890-1897); Brandt, Henry, (1897-1901); Brandt, A., (1898-1900); Brander, Henry, (1902);
Master(s):: Cash, Charles A., (1864-1865); Livensen, M., (1866); Andeerson, S. E., (1882); Thomsen, Ole, (1887-1888); Erickson, H., (1890);Struck, Fred, (1896); Branch, Henry, (1897): Brandt, A., (1898):

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1864 - )

Hull Dimensions

1864: Length: 104' Width/Beam: 24' 4" Depth: 9' 2"
1865: Length: 105' Width/Beam: 24.5' Depth: 9.5'

Tonnage

1864: Gross: 211 + 80/95
1865: Gross: 154.18 Net: 146.48

Enrollments/Registration

August 1, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 176 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 8-2-1865
August 2, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 251 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 9-21-1866
September 21, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 92 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-8-1882
March 8, 1882: Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-2-1887
April 2, 1887: Port: Chicago Number: 55 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-2-1887
May 2, 1887: Port: Milwaukee Number: 104 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-2-1887
August 2, 1887: Port: Milwaukee Number: 14 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-20-1888
April 20, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 137 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-10-1890
April 10, 1890: Port: Milwaukee Number: 79 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-27-1896
April 27, 1896: Port: Milwaukee Number: 87 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-10-1897
March 10, 1897: Port: Milwaukee Number: 82 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-2-1898
April 2, 1898: Port: Milwaukee Number: 44 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-7-1902; Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Alice M. Beers (1864-1902)
Nationality:: American (1864-1902)
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1867, Chicago River, sank and raised, $1, 000 loss;
2. 9/00/1867, Muskegon, ashore and released, $800 loss;
3. 4/19/1897, Sleeping Bear Point, ashore and released;
4. 9/4/1902, Glen Arbor, Michigan, Lake Michigan, parted chains and went ashore, struck the pier, sank, $1, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $8,000, in 1866; $5,000, in 1875; $1,800, in 1879; $2,500, in 1889; $1,000, in 1894; $2,000, in 1902;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1866-1901);
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1903);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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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