Gem (Schooner, 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Gem
Year of Build:: 1848
Rebuilt:: 1. 1869;
2. 1871;
Official Number:: 10201

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Olcott, New York*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Rogers
Ownership Notes:: Cooper, James D., (1848); Albright, E., (1848); Weston, J. F., (1852); Smith, A. F., (1852); Mason, J., (1856); Williams, T., (1857); Engebrightson, T., (1858); Kuhn, George, P., (1863); Embright, (1864); Fritterson, (1864); Graff, J. P., (864); Hein, N. M., (1865); Trulieb, P., (1866); Waterbery, C., (1867-1869); Bornhorst, J., (1873); Hoft, C., (1873); Henker, J., (1875); Eilarman, J., (1875);
Master(s):: Snarthent, M. C., (1848); Wiston, T. F., (1852); Alden, (1856); Williams, T., (1857); Engebrightson, T., (1858); Hine, Nels M., (1863-1865); Trulieb, P., (1866); Tulieb, P., (1866); Waterbury, C., (1867-1869); Bornhorst, J., (1873); Hoft, C., (1873-1875); Eilarman, J., (1875);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 75' 9" Width/Beam: 18' 5" Depth: 6' 10"

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 85 + 86/95
1865: Gross: 65.31
1869: Gross: 69.36
1871

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Lewiston (Niagara) 9-20-1848
September 20, 1848: Port: Lewiston (Niagara) Number: 7 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-2-1852
August 2, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 46 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-19-1856
June 19, 1856: Port: Chicago Number: 74 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-20-1857
April 20, 1857: Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-28-1858
October 28, 1858: Port: Chicago Number: 63 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-1-1863
April 1, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-28-1863
August 28, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 287 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-1-1864
April 1, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 72 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-11-1864
June 11, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 217 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1865
March 31, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 84 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 3-20-1866
March 20, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 620 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-7-1866
August 7, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-12-1867
March 12, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 231 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-27-1868
March 27, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 247 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-7-1868
September 7, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 47 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1869
April 15, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 232 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 7-3-1871
July 3, 1871: Port: Chicago Number: 2 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 4-16-1873
April 16, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 222 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1873
April 17, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 223 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-5-1875
May 5, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 105 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-14-1875
June 14, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 120 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-4-1875
August 4, 1875: Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Gem (1848- )
Nationality:: American (1848-)
Chronology:: 1. 11/23/1853, Lake Ontario, dismasted and repaired, deserted by Master and crew, (wheat and flour);
2. 5/00/1873, Kenosha, collision and repaired, $500 loss;
3. 00/00/1876, St. Joseph, Michigan;

Notes

General notes:: *1864 vessel register has her built at Lewiston, New York;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Lewiston, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Lewiston, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;

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