Wisconsin Maritime Museum

John Q. Adams (Schooner, 1825)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
John Q. Adams
Year of Build:
1825
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
James Short
Ownership Notes:
Merwin, Noble H., (1825-1830); Giddings, Charles M., (1827-1831); Stanard, Charles C., (1828); Merwin, Giddings & Company, (1828); Kimberly, John L., (1830-1831); Thompson, Sheldon, (1830-1831); Townsend, Charles, (1830-1831), Coit, George, (1830-1831); Atkinson, Joseph P., (1834); Wiard, O., (1837);
Master(s):
Johnson, William C., (1825-1827); Burnham, (1826); Stanard, Charles C., (1828-1831); Giddings, Charles M., (1828); Perkins, Zephaniah, (1831); Atkins, Joseph P., (1834); Wiard, O., (1837);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1825)
Hull Dimensions
1825
Length: 63' Width/Beam: 18' 2" Depth: 5' 6"
Tonnage
1825
Gross: 54 + 77/95
Enrollments/Registration
May 9, 1825
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1825
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 5-16-1827
May 16, 1827
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-15-1827
June 15, 1827
   Port: Cleveland Number: 6 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-13-1827
November 13, 1827
   Port: Buffalo Number: 3 of 1827
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-28-1828
March 28, 1828
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1828
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-10-1829
June 10, 1829
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1829
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-16-1830
September 16, 1830
   Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1830
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-17-1831
September 17, 1831
   Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 11-10-1831
November 10, 1831
   Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1831
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-5-1834
June 5, 1834
   Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1834
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-12-1835
April 12, 1835
   Port: Buffalo**
   Port: Portland*** Number: 37
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-13-1837
June 13, 1837
   Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, John Q. Adams * (1825- )
Nationality:
American (1825- )
Chronology:
1. 10/15-18/1825, Buffalo, ashore and released;
2. 5/7/1832, Port Maitland (Grand River), capsized (crew rescued by the Schooner, Comet), sank and raised, (pork,
flaxseed, pig iron, flour);
3. 7/15/1833, Lake Huron, struck by lightning and repaired, (passengers, sheep, cattle), 3 lives lost;
3 cows and 24 sheep killed;
4. Vessel dropped out of registration in 1837, final disposition is unknown;
Notes
General notes:
*She is noted in the newspapers sometimes as "John Quincy Adams."
** no enrollment found for this date;
*** no enrollment found for this date;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Portland, Ohio;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Portland, Ohio;
3. Certificates of Registry: Buffalo, New York; Portland, Ohio;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes;
5. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 10/21/1825, 5/20/1825, 11/18/1825, 5/19/1826, 4/25/1828, 4/30/1829,
4/8/1830, 1/13/1831, 5/8/1832, 7/27/1833;
6. John Poole's Notes;
7. Detroit Gazette: 9/30/1828;
8. Cleveland City Directory, 1837;
9. Black Rock Gazette: 6/14/1825, 10/18/1825;
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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