Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Forester (Scow Schooner, 1868)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Forester
Year of Build:
1868
Rebuilt:
1. 1882;
Official Number:
37181
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Erin, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Nelson Trombley
Ownership Notes:
Pomiville, J., (1868); Shook, R., (1872); Fornay, J., (1873); Tornby, John B., (1882);
Master(s):
Pomiville, J., (1868); Shook, R., (1872); Fornay, J., (1873); Rose, William, (1879);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1868)
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 69.6' Width/Beam: 20.6' Depth: 3.6'
1882
Length: 68.6' Width/Beam: 19.2' Depth: 5.2'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 40.20
1882
Gross: 55.31 Net: 52.89
Enrollments/Registration
August 1, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 111 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 8-6-1872
August 6, 1872
   Port: Detroit Number: 29 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-18-1873
April 18, 1873
   Port: Port Huron Number: 76 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-25-1878
October 25, 1878
   Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 11-4-1879
November 4, 1879
   Port: Port Huron Number: 46 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Port Huron 7-10-1882
July 10, 1882
   Port: Port Huron Number: 6 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 12-5-1898

Next document: (Vessel Lost 9-10-1898)
History
Classification:
a. Scow Schooner, Forester (1868-1898)
Nationality:
American (1868-1898)
Chronology:

1. 9/10/1898, south of dock at Port Sanilac, Michigan, Lake Huon, ashore, (lumber), hull went to pieces;

Notes
General notes:
1873 vessel register: Built at Mt. Clemens by P. Saunders;
Merchant Vessel says she was built at Cleveland, Ohio, 1868, which is an error;
1873, she was valued at $1,200;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1873;
5. Merchant Vessel: 1868-1899);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. John Poole's notes;
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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