Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Rockaway (Scow Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Rockaway
Year of Build:
1852
Rebuilt:
1. 1857, Gibraltar, Michigan;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Gibraltar, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
A. S. Pruzer
Ownership Notes:
Pruzer, A. S. (1854-1857); Callaghan, D., (1858); Pruzer, M., (1852-1854);
Master(s):
Pruzer, (1854); McCleland, W. J., (1858);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 65' 8" Width/Beam: 19' 6" Depth: 5' 2"
1857
Length: 74' 6" Width/Beam: 20' 6" Depth: 6' 6"
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 53 + 26/95
1857
Gross: 86 + 91/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 26, 1852
   Port: Detroit Number: 62 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-8-1857
July 8, 1857
   Port: Detroit Number: 86 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 7-15-1858
July 15, 1858
   Port: Detroit Number: 100 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Scow Schooner, Rockaway (1852- )
Nationality:
American (1852- )
Chronology:

1. 10/00/1858, near Goderich, Lake Huron, ashore and became a total loss, $900 loss;

Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. Canadian Vessel Register: 1857;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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