Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Palmetto (Schooner, 1847)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Palmetto
Year of Build:
1847
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Point Penisula, New York*
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Figure Head
Builder Name:
Asa Wilcox
Ownership Notes:
Hooker, Samuel T., (1847); Clark, Festus, (1847-1849); Hopkins, Edward, (1847); Bull, H. L., (1850); Mason, R., (1859); Wightman, Z. A., (1861); Johnson, F., (1861-1864); Corlet, D. K., (1864); Miller, D., (1864);
Master(s):
Wilcox, William S., (1847); Brant, H., (1849); Armstrong, G., (1859); Johnson, F., (1861); Corlet, D. K., (1864); Simpson, W. T., (1864); Kellogg, R., (1864);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1847
Length: 113' Width/Beam: 24' 2" Depth: 9' 7"
Tonnage
1847
Gross: 240 + 9/95
Enrollments/Registration
June 1, 1847
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 15 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-4-1849
April 4, 1849
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 5 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1850
April 30, 1850
   Port: Chicago Number: 23 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 7-16-1851
July 16, 1851
   Port: French Creek Number: 20 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-25-1859
July 25, 1859
   Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-7-1861
August 7, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 76 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-16-1861
December 16, 1861
   Port: Chicago Number: 103 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1864
April 16, 1864
   Port: Cleveland Number: 18 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-29-1864
April 29, 1864
   Port: Cleveland Number: 34 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 7-20-1864
July 20, 1864
   Port: Toledo Number: 2 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 7-23-1864
July 23, 1864
   Port: Toledo Number: 3 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Palmetto (1847- )
Nationality:
American (1847- )
Chronology:
1. 8/30-31/1850, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and repaired, 400 loss;
2. 7/00/1855, Long Point, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $200 loss;
3. 7/9/1855, White Fish Bay, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $500 loss;
4. 10/00/1856, Lake Michigan, lost main mast in a gale and repaired, $300 loss;
5. 10/00/1863, St. Clair Flats, lost her captain overboard;
6. 00/00/1865, Lake Huron, wrecked;
Notes
General notes:
*Point Peninsula is 3 Mile Bay, New York; 1864 vessel register notes the place of build as Sacketts Harbor, New York;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; French Creek, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; French Creek, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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