: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Merrill, H., (1851); Coloris, H., (1852); Mulford, J. E., (1854); Brown, D. H., (1855); Derrickson, F. T., (1857); Derickson, R. P., (1858);
Master(s):: Gills, A., (1847); Whitman, M. D., (1854); Roberts, D., (1856); Cooney, M., (1857); Bell, R., (1858);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 1, 1847: Port: Oswego Number: 42 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 7-20-1852
July 20, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 45 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-6-1854
May 6, 1854: Port: Oswego Number: 25 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-2-1855
May 2, 1855: Port: Oswego Number: 12 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1856
April 8, 1856: Port: Milwaukee Number: 15 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-9-1857
April 9, 1857: Port: Milwaukee Number: 23 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-23-1858
September 23, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 56 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Pilot (1847- )
Nationality:: American (1847- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/21/1857, Manitowoc, ashore and released, $100 loss;
2. 00/00/1858, near Chicago, Illinois, sank, (2 lives lost);

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

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