Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Racine (Schooner, 1844)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Racine
Year of Build:
1844
Major repairs:
1862, 1867, 1868, 1874, 1891;
Official Number:
21184
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Sanford & Moses
Ownership Notes:
Richmond, W. T., (1845-1846); Strong, H. N., (1847); Chase, R. B., (1848); Duffield, D. B., (1848); Strong, H. N., (1849); Barney, A. H., (1852); Holt, D. R., (1854-1860); Mason, R., (1859-1865); Buckley, T., (1869); Gunderson, M., (1873-1888); Chamberlain, C. A., (1888): Currie, Elizabeth, (1888); Sullivan, (1890); Brouty, H. E., (1890-1891); Fish, S. H., (1892);
Master(s):
Dorchester, J., (1844- 1846); Chase, R. B., (1847- 1848); Darley, E., (1849); Mayo, F., (1852); Willis, H., (1854); Brown, H., (1859); Cole, C., (1865); Howard, J., (1869-1870); Thompson, (1873); Currie, Thomas, (1888); Glean, James, (1888); Bronty, H. E., (1890); Fish, S. H., (1892);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1844)
Hull Dimensions
1844
Length: 108' 10 + 1/2" Width/Beam: 23' 8 + 1/2" Depth: 9' 5 + 1/2"
1865
Length: 106.4' Width/Beam: 23.7' Depth: 9.7'
Tonnage
1844
Gross: 223 + 58/95
1865
Gross: 168.17 Net: 159.77
Enrollments/Registration
July 29, 1844
   Port: Cleveland Number: 37 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-29-1845
September 29, 1845
   Port: Detroit Number: 65 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Chicago 5-20-1847
May 20, 1847
   Port: Chicago Number: 10 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-9-1847
September 9, 1847
   Port: Chicago Number: 91 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-23-1847
October 23, 1847
   Port: Detroit Number: 50 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-18-1848
April 18, 1848
   Port: Detroit Number: 10 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-10-1848
November 10, 1848
   Port: Detroit Number: 60 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-18-1849
August 18, 1849
   Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 10-11-1852
October 11, 1852
   Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-11-1854
March 11, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-24-1854
May 24, 1854
   Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-28-1865
April 28, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 290 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 10-25-1869
October 25, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 70 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-20-1870
June 20, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 247 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-2-1873
April 2, 1873
   Port: Chicago Number: 204 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-10-1888
March 10, 1888
   Port: Port Huron Number: 100 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-7-1888
April 7, 1888
   Port: Detroit Number: 54 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-16-1890
July 16, 1890
   Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-15-1892
June 15, 1892
   Port: Cleveland Number: 118 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-7-1892

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Racine (1844-1892)
Nationality:
American (1844-1892)
Chronology:
1. 11/19/1846, Madison Dock, Lake Erie, ashore, (salt), released;
2 . 6/16/1847, between Dunkirk and Buffalo, collision, (Schooner, Alps), repaired;
3. 5/5/1849, near the Racine Lightship, collision, (Schooner, Ontonagon), repaired, $200 loss;
4. 12/1/1853, Twin Rivers, Lake Michigan, ashore, (provisions), released, $650 loss;
5. 10/00/1855, Port Washington, Lake Michigan, capsized in a collision, (Schooner, Republic), repaired, $8, 000 loss;
6. 11/00/1859, near Mackinaw, collision, (Schooner, H. Hagar), dismasted and repaired, $4, 000 loss;
7. 11/00/1860, off Waukegan, Lake Michigan, collision, (Propeller, Racine), repaired, $500 loss;
8. 11/00/1867, Green Bay, lost lumber overboard, $1, 475 loss;
9. 10/00/1868, Port Austin Reef, near Point au Barques, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $43, 000 loss;
10. 6/00/1873, Chicago Harbor, stove hole in side, repaired, $280 loss;
11. 7/3/1892, ashore on Whiskey Harbor Reef, near point aux Barques, Lake Huron, sank (lumber);
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $2,000; 1871, she was valued at $4,000; 1882, she was valued at $5,000; 1890, she was listed with no value given; 1891, she is noted as "repairing";
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849, 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856, 3/11/1861;
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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