Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Belle City (Schooner, 1853)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Belle City
Year of Build:
1853
Major repairs:
1863;
Rebuilt:
1. 1868;
Official Number:
2153
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Racine, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
J. Bailey or E. W. Beckwith
Ownership Notes:
Case, R., (1856); Williams, H. G., (1857-1860); Cardanell, R., (1862); Frazer, W. T., (1862); Barnum, G., (1863); Cardnell, (1863); Smith, (1864); Schmidt, J. A., (1864); Mayo, E., (1864); Dell, William J., (1865-1866); Morgan, Q., (1867); Miller, E., (1868);
Master(s):
Byron, H., (1856); Williams, R., (1857-1859); Frazer, W. T., (1862); Pease, W. S., (1862); Gussock, (1862); Ellis, H., (1863); Schmidt, J. A., (1864); Blood, J. B., (1864); Dell, William, J., (1866); Morgan, Q., (1867); Sarles, J., (1868);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1853)*
Hull Dimensions
1853
Length: 97' 6" Width/Beam: 22' 4" Depth: 8' 6"
1865
Length: 96.7' Width/Beam: 22.3' Depth: 8'
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 168 + 4/95
1865
Gross: 121.72
1868
Enrollments/Registration
June 21, 1853
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 23 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 3-27-1856
March 27, 1856
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 10 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-13-1857
March 13, 1857
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 12 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1859
April 28, 1859
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 92 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-1-1860
May 1, 1860
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 52 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-16-1862
May 16, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-20-1862
View document online
November 20, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 182 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-20-1863
View document online
January 20, 1863
   Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-27-1864
View document online
February 27, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-20-1864
View document online
October 20, 1864
   Port: Detroit Number: 225 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-22-1865
September 22, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 320 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Port Huron 10-1-1866
October 1, 1866
   Port: Port Huron Number: 1 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-6-1867
April 6, 1867
   Port: Detroit Number: 28 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-29-1868
May 29, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 80 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Detroit 6-17-1869

Next document: (Vessel burnt)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Belle City (1853-1868);
b. Barge, Belle City (1868-1869)
Nationality:
American (1853-1869)
Chronology:
1. 5/28/1853, Chicago, struck by lightning, repaired, $200 loss;
2. 5/00/1857, collision, (Schooner, Christy), lost main boom and repaired; $150 loss;
3. 11/24/1857, St. Joseph, ashore, (oats), released, $1, 500 loss;
4. 9/00/1861, head of Hog Island, St. Clair River, ashore and released, $50 loss;
5. 7/00/1863, Lake Erie, damaged in a gale, repaired, $4, 803 loss;
6. 10/00/1863, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, repaired, $9, 480 loss;
7. 11/10/1866, Point Pelee, ashore and released, $500 loss;
8. 4/00/1867, Lake Erie, sprang a leak and towed to Detroit for repairs;
9. 5/2/1869, Detroit, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;
Notes
General notes:
*None ,1868;
1860, she was valued at $3,000; 1866, she was valued at $1,500; 1871, she was listed with no value given;
Schooner Belle, built at Racine, 1853, 135 tons burden has just been rebuilt. Her capacity has been somewhat increased;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 5/00/1857, 11/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
7. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
8. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
9. Detroit Free Press: 5/6/1871;
10. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
11. 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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