Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Hiram Merrill (Schooner, 1845)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Hiram Merrill
Year of Build:
1845
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
David Merrill
Ownership Notes:
Merrill, David, (1845); Soamis, S., (1850);
Master(s):
Merrill, David, (1845);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1845)
Hull Dimensions
1845
Length: 51' Width/Beam: 11' 5" Depth: 4' 6"
Tonnage
1845
Gross: 23 + 88/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 31, 1845
   Port: Detroit Number: 44 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel*

Next document: Oswego 8-3-1850
August 3, 1850
   Port: Oswego Number: 43 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Hiram Merrill (1845- );
b. Sloop, Hiram Merrill (c.1850- )
Nationality:
American (1845- )
Chronology:
1. 11/19/1846, between Manitowoc and Twin Rivers, ashore and released;
2. 11/21/1847, Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $10, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Enrollment says "No. 19. nineteen, on lake Michigan";
She was owned in Milwaukee in 1845;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York;
3. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/12/1848;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 651;
5. John Poole's notes;
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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