William A. Chisholm (Schooner, 1856)

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Identification

Vessel name:: William A. Chisholm
Year of Build:: 1856
Official Number:: 26232

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Huron, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: James Pickering
Ownership Notes:: Lockwood, T. F., (1856); Mason, L. M., (1861-1863); Edison, W. P., (1862); Jones, S. A., (1862-1864); Enroght, John, (1864);Bugbee, J. H., (865-1868); Carr, Honor A., (1869);
Master(s):: Lockwood, T. F., (1856); Kinway, T. J., (1861); Edison, W. P., (1862); Jones, S. A., (1862); Buzzard, J., (1862); Enright, John, (1864); Bugbee, J. H., (1865-1868); Carr, Michael, (1869); Carr, Honors, (1869);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1856)

Hull Dimensions

1856: Length: 92' 6" Width/Beam: 21' 9" Depth: 7' 6"
1865: Length: 92.5' Width/Beam: 21.7' Depth: 7'

Tonnage

1856: Gross: 136 + 47/95
1865: Gross: 99.38

Enrollments/Registration

May 20, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 56 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-9-1861
September 9, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 91 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-19-1862
April 19, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 37 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-16-1862
October 16, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 194 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-16-1863
October 16, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 193 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-2-1864
April 2, 1864: Port: Toledo Number: 17 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-18-1865
April 18, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 5-17-1866
May 17, 1866: Port: Cleveland Number: 64 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-21-1867
February 21, 1867: Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-24-1868
March 24, 1868: Port: Cleveland Number: 8 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-23-1869
August 23, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 46 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-14-1869
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September 14, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 66 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Buffalo 3-18-1871
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Sunk)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, William A. Chisholm (1856-1871)
Nationality:: American (1856-1871)
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1859, near Port Huron, lost a man overboard;
2. 9/00/1861, Lake Erie, lost a man overboard;
3. 9/00/1869, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $5, 600 loss, (staves);

Notes

General notes:: Refastened in1860;
1860, she was valued at $3,000; 1866, she was valued at $1,800;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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