Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Pilot
Year of Build:
1845
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
John Powell*
Ownership Notes:
Littlefield, A. Z., (1845); Powell, John, (1845); Clark, J., (1850); Hoag, William, (1851); Pratt, J. E., (1852); Nibber, H., (1854); Smith, P., (1854); Swort, A., (1854); Bates, E., (1855); Seavort, Harmon, (1864);
Master(s):
Powell, John, (1845); Hoag, William, (1851); Goldic, James T., (1852); Smith,P., (1854); Swort, A., (1854); Bates, E., (1855);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1845)
Hull Dimensions
1845
Length: 63' Width/Beam: 14' Depth: 5' 9"
Tonnage
1845
Gross: 46 + 30/95
Enrollments/Registration
October 11, 1845
   Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-13-1850
April 13, 1850
   Port: Chicago Number: 19 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1851
April 28, 1851
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 9 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 4-28-1852
April 28, 1852
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 6 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-24-1854
May 24, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 60 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-2-1854
August 2, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 91 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-16-1854
October 16, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 111 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-24-1855
October 24, 1855
   Port: Detroit Number: 138 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Pilot (1845-)
Nationality:
American (1845- )
Chronology:
1. 11/2/1845, near Point Waugoshance, ashore and released, (stoves, salt, dried fruit), $1, 500 loss;
2. 11/19/1846, between Manitowoc and Twin Rivers, ashore and released;
3. 4/00/1857, Milwaukee, drifted ashore, bilged, sank and raised, $400 loss;
4. 5/2/1857, Chicago, sank;
Notes
General notes:
*1864 vessel register notes the builder as George Barber;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Michilimackinac, Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 651;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 4/00/1857;
6. The Mackinac Customs Manifests: (1799-1860);
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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