Fleet Wing (Schooner, 1867)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head (Eagle)
Builder Name:: Henry B. Burger
Ownership Notes:: Goodenow, (1869-1879); Johnson, (1871-1879); Spry, J., (1880); McGrann, A. L., (1881);
Master(s):: Sempson, S., (1867); Hadder, J., (1869); Chandler, J., (1870-1872); Peterson, J., (1874-1880); Finn, E., (1881);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 3, 1867: Port: Milwaukee Number: 22 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 9-9-1869
September 9, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 47 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-1-1872
October 1, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 1 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 12-5-1872
December 5, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 90 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 2-12-1874
February 12, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 115 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-11-1880
March 11, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 97 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-4-1880
September 4, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 33 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 5-7-1881
May 7, 1881: Port: Chicago Number: 144 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-8-1888; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Fleet Wing (1867-1888)
Nationality:: American (1867-1888)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1869, lost her jibboom by collision at Milwaukee, and repaired;
2. 11/3/1870, Cleveland, ashore, (iron ore), released, $1, 200 loss;
3. 9/28/1888, Garrett's Bay, Death's Door, Wisconsin, Lake Michigan, ashore and hull went to pieces on 9/30/1888;

Notes

General notes:: (1871-Vessel Register)-$20,000 Value-A1; (1873-Vessel Register)-$20,000 Value-A2; (1876-Vessel Register)-$14,000 Value-A2; (1878-Vessel Register)-$10,000 Value-B1; (1879-Vessel Register)-$8,500 Value-B1; (1884-Vessel Register)-$5,000 Value-B2;
(1887-Vessel Register)- No Survey ;
(1888-Vessel Register)-$5,000 Value-B1 1/2-Recalked- (1886);
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1871, 1873;,1876, 1878, 1879, 1884;,1887, 1888;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1889);

Contact

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