Julia Smith (Schooner, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Julia Smith
Year of Build:: 1848
Official Number:: 12979

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Nelson Smith
Ownership Notes:: Locke, A. F., (1848); Hoyt, A. M., (1851); Hudson, E. W., (1852); Hoyt, Alfred, M., (1852); Lester, G. S., (1853); Hudson, D. W., (1854); Sexton, E., (1858-1864); Stone, M., (1861); Chene, P., (1862-1863); Pearson, (1864): Tenvillegar, C. S., (1864); Chene, H., (1864); Terwilliger, S. C., (1865); Anderson, P., (1866); Carroll, Thomas, (1867); Ward, James, (1867); Grace, D., (1870); Lathrop, D., (1872); Haring, W., (1872); Hasting, W., (1876); Paetz, J. T., (1878):
Master(s):: Loche, A. F., (1848); Wilson, L, (1851); Chapman, Dennis, (1852); Hand, G., (1854); Sexton, E., (1858); Davidson, A., (1861); Cheve, P., (1863); Chene, William, (1864); Sims, J., (1864); Wright, M. H., (1865); Anderson, P., (1866); Ward, James, (1867); Curtin, M., (1870); Lathrop, D., (1870); Rigan, J., (1872); Dartz, J., (1876); Paetz, J. T., (1878):

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 80' Width/Beam: 19' 6" Depth: 6' 10"
1865: Length: 80' Width/Beam: 19.4' Depth: 6.6'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 94 + 82/95
1865: Gross: 69.47

Enrollments/Registration

June 30, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 33 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-28-1849
April 28, 1849: Port: Detroit Number: 15 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-12-1851
August 12, 1851: Port: Detroit Number: 37 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-4-1852
May 4, 1852: Port: Detroit Number: 21 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-4-1852
September 4, 1852: Port: Detroit* Number: 108 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-27-1853
September 27, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 132 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-3-1854
July 3, 1854: Port: Detroit Number: 84 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-21-1858
May 21, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-11-1860
September 11, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 91 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1861
April 22, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 29 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-18-1862
April 18, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 32 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-1-1863
April 1, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 15 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-23-1864
April 23, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 80 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-7-1864
August 7, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 178 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-11-1865
August 11, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 265 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 3-12-1866
March 12, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-24-1867
April 24, 1867: Port: Milwaukee Number: 102 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-26-1867
September 26, 1867: Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-28-1870
July 28, 1870: Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-9-1872
March 9, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 42 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-27-1872
June 27, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 111 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-13-1876
April 13, 1876: Port: Milwaukee Number: 81 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-23-1878
April 23, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 75 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1881; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Julia Smith (1848-1881)
Nationality:: American (1848-1881)
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1857, Detroit River, sank and raised, $1, 600 loss; ;
2. 11/22/1866, Elk Creek, Pine River, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $280 loss;
3. 6/00/1869, Milwaukee, damaged by collision, (Tug, Tift), repaired;
4. 7/00/1869, Racine, ashore and released, $10, 000 loss, (lumber);
5. 4/00/1871, Lake Michigan, lost her anchors and replaced, $500 loss;
6. 00/00/1881, Ahnapee, ashore;

Notes

General notes:: *Enrollment is not listed on the Master Abstracts;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 9/00/1857;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1882);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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