Seaman (Schooner, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Seaman
Year of Build:: 1848
Rebuilt:: 1. 1867, Port Huron;
2. 1883, Port Huron;
3. 1889, Detroit;
4. 1896;
Official Number:: 23466

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Seth W. Johnson & Tisdale
Ownership Notes:: Gates, H. N., (1848); Carson, (1856); Close, (1856); McAlister, J., (1858); Cox, J., (1861-1864); Flood, Daniel, (1861-1867); Kanter, E., (1863); Flood, David, (1881); Minor, J. S. (1883-1884); Scheels, Jr., H., (1889-1895); Farwell, W., (1895); Schurnemann, Rose E., (1895-1896); Stanley, C. D., (1899); Parker, M. D., (1904-1908);
Master(s):: Vansapell, H., (1848); McAlister, J., (1858); Cox, J., (1861); Flood, Daniel, (1861-1883); Nichols, C. B., (1884): Buchanan, D., (1889); Baltanan, S., (1890); Farwell, Jr., W., (1895); Schurnemann, A. L., (1895); Jacobson, Carl, (1896);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 95' 6" Width/Beam: 27' 9" Depth: 7' 1"
1865: Length: 88.6' Width/Beam: 20.4' Depth: 8.4'
1867: Length: 117' Width/Beam: 20.9' Depth: 7.8'
1883*: Length: 118' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 8.7'
1889: Length: 120' Width/Beam: 25.6' Depth: 8.7'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 135 + 68/95
1865: Gross: 105.22
1867: Gross: 131.96
1883: Gross: 241.63 Net: 232.38
1889: Gross: 181.99 Net: 172.90
1896

Enrollments/Registration

April 19, 1848: Port: Cleveland Number: 29 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 7-5-1858
July 5, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 91 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-18-1860
June 18, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 50 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-14-1861
June 14, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 59 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Detroit 6-26-1861
June 26, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 66 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-6-1863
June 6, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 110 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-16-1863
October 16, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 195 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-24-1865
November 24, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 361 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 6-16-1866
June 16, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 175 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Error Made in Stating Port)
Next document: Port Huron 10-15-1867
October 15, 1867: Port: Port Huron Number: 125 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 5-19-1881
May 19, 1881: Port: Detroit Number: 130 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-16-1883
August 16, 1883: Port: Port Huron Number: 12 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 8-20-1884
August 20, 1884: Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-2-1886
March 2, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 14 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-30-1889
March 30, 1889: Port: Detroit Number: 39 of 1889
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 5-13-1889
May 13, 1889: Port: Milwaukee Number: 117 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 4-10-1890
April 10, 1890: Port: Milwaukee Number: 80 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-3-1895
July 3, 1895: Port: Chicago Number: 8 of 1895
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-10-1895
July 10, 1895: Port: Chicago Number: 9 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-14-1896
May 14, 1896: Port: Chicago Number: 109 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 9-29-1897
September 29, 1897: Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Seaman (1848-1908)
Nationality:: American (1848-1908)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1856, Detroit River Flats, collision and repaired, $100 loss;
2. 12/00/1856, Copper Harbor, ashore and released, (provisions);
3. 11/00/1857, Lake Superior, lost with provisions and vessel recovered;
4. 5/26/1879, Erie Peninsula, ashore, (lumber), released;
5. 11/15/1908, Pilot Island, Wisconsin, Death's Door, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total loss;

Notes

General notes:: *1889, 120' X 25.6' X 8.7';
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1909)

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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