Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
R. F. Wilson
Also known as:
Gray Eagle
Year of Build:
1846
Major repairs:
1858; 1863;
Rebuilt:
1. 1856, H. Doviel, Sodus, New York;
Official Number:
10792
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wilson, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
Morley, William, B., (1853); Gillet, Henry, (1856); Gillet, Orson, (1856); Rogers, E., (1859); Weeks, T. W., (1861); Hunter, W., (1862); Green, B. F., (1864); Newcomb, W. H., (1865);
Master(s):
Doviel, Henry, (1856); Garlock, L. G., (1858-1862); Morley, William B., (1853-1859); Weeks, T. W., (1861); Palmer, J., (1862);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1846)
Hull Dimensions
1846
Length: 82' 8" Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 7'
1856
Length: 82' 8" Width/Beam: 17' 2" Depth: 7'
1865
Length: 82.6' Width/Beam: 17.1' Depth: 6.7'
Tonnage
1846
Gross: 63 + 88/95
1856
Gross: 87 + 63/95
1865
Gross: 64.01
Enrollments/Registration
May 6, 1846

Next document: Oswego 7-11-1853
July 11, 1853
   Port: Oswego Number: 32 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-8-1856
July 8, 1856
   Port: Oswego Number: 28 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 4-24-1858
April 24, 1858
   Port: Oswego Number: 16 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New (Repaired)
Next document: Oswego 5-24-1859
May 24, 1859
   Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-23-1861
May 23, 1861
   Port: Oswego Number: 49 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-13-1862
May 13, 1862
   Port: Oswego Number: 30 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 8-19-1862
August 19, 1862
   Port: Oswego Number: 52 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-18-1863
July 18, 1862
   Port: Oswego Number: 52 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-22-1865
July 22, 1865
   Port: Oswego Number: 67 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, R. F. Wilson (1846-1856);
b. Schooner, Gray Eagle (1856- )
Nationality:
American (1846- )
Chronology:

1. 10/00/1863, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and repaired, $1, 600 loss;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: 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. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1880);
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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