Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Watts Sherman (Schooner, 1846)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Watts Sherman
Also known as:
Ebenezer
Year of Build:
1846
Major repairs:
1862;
Rebuilt:
1. 1887;
Official Number:
26168
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Jones, Frederick N.
Ownership Notes:
Bishop, L. H., (1849); Jay, L. A., (1859); Fifield, H., (1861-1865); Maiele, Andrew J., (1866); Madden, Edward, (1866-1871); McCabe, F., (1871); Van Buren, J, (1871); Ryan, M. A.,(1871); Myers, E. H., (1872); Bennett, J. J., (1881); Michelson, H., (1883-1891); Holtz, Michael, (1893-1895): Bolster, Anthony, (1896); Clauson, Gustav, (1899): Gunderson, Gunovald, (1899);
Master(s):
McKanty, J., (1849); Sheppard, C., (1859); Harrington, E. M., (1861); Fifield, H., (1862); Burke, Thomas, (1865); Powers, John, (1866); Merich, Andrew J., (1866); McCabe, F., (1871); VanBuren,J, (1871); Ryan, M. A., (1871); Myers, E. H., (1872); Bennett, J. J., (1881); Michelson, H., (1883); Bernstein, S., (883); Johnson, William, (1887); Michelson, H., (1891); Sweeny, B., (1893); Blster, Anthony, (1895); Bolster, Anthony, (1896): Clauson, Gustav, (1899): Gunderson, G., (1899);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1847)
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 103' Width/Beam: 22' 10" Depth: 9' 3"
1865
Length: 103.45' Width/Beam: 22.5' Depth: 9.6'
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 198 + 51/95
1865
Gross: 167.57 Net: 159.20
1887
Gross: 157.96 Net: 150.06
Enrollments/Registration
October 6, 1846
   Port: Buffalo Number: 66
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New vessel
Next document: Buffalo 11-2-1847
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November 2, 1847
   Port: Buffalo Number: 137 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-18-1849
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March 18, 1849
   Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-22-1853
June 22, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 66 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-21-1854
March 21, 1854
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-12-1856
April 12, 1856
   Port: Cleveland* Number: 14 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-4-1859
April 4, 1859
   Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-4-1861
September 4, 1861
   Port: Cleveland Number: 75 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-13-1862
September 13, 1862
   Port: Cleveland Number: 84 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-22-1865
September 22, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 292 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Dunkirk 4-25-1866
April 25, 1866
   Port: Dunkirk Number: 15 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-10-1866
July 10, 1866
   Port: Buffalo Number: 169 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-9-1870
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May 9, 1870
   Port: Buffalo Number: 170 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-22-1871
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July 22, 1871
   Port: Buffalo Number: 14 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-22-1871
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December 22, 1871
   Port: Buffalo Number: 82 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-23-1871
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December 23, 1871
   Port: Buffalo Number: 83 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-18-1872
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May 18, 1872
   Port: Buffalo Number: 151 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-27-1881
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June 27, 1881
   Port: Buffalo Number: 110 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-6-1882
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May 6, 1882
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 150 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-14-1883
July 14, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 2 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-11-1883
August 11, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 9 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-28-1887
July 28, 1887
   Port: Chicago Number: 12 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 3-16-1891
March 16, 1891
   Port: Chicago Number: 48 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Milwaukee 3-15-1893
March 15, 1893
   Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Watts Sherman (1847-1883);
b. Schooner, Ebenezer (1883- )
Nationality:
American (1847- )
Chronology:
1. 5/1/1851, Buffalo, struck pier, lost small boat, repaired, $150 loss, (flour and pork);
2. 5/19/1853, Lake Erie, lost her mast overboard and repaired at Buffalo;
3. 5/31/1855, near Cornwall, sprang a leak, towed onto a beach and released, (railroad iron);
4. 5/4/1859, Grand Traverse Bay, ashore and released, $300 loss;
5. 8/15/1861, Port Burwell, ran on her anchor, sank and raised
6. 9/8/1901, Good Harbor, ashore and released;
7. 00/00/1903, Lake Michigan, wrecked and sank;
Notes
General notes:
*Not found in the abstracts:
She was abandoned in 1905;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1884);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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