Farmer (Scow, 1859)

Description

Comments (0)

Identification

Vessel name:: Farmer
Year of Build:: 1859
Official Number:: 9454

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sackets Harbor, New York
Vessel Type:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: P. Ellenwood
Ownership Notes:: Fults, C., (1860); Eveliegh (Eveleigh), Barney, (1862-1864); Petty, Calvin C., (1863); Goss, Jane, (1864); Clark, Isaac, (1864); Lake, James, (1864); Blanchard, Elizah, (1864); Andrews, William, (1864); Swails, William, (1864); Clark, J., (1864); Philips, Daniel, (1865-1866); Seargeant, Henry, (1865); Sergeant, Lewis A., (1865-1867); Sergeant, Harwood, (1865-1867); Sergeant, William H., (1866); Garlock,Elizabeth, (1867); Sarzeant, L. A., (1867); Sergant, N. P., (1868);
Master(s):: Goss, Philip J., (1861-1864); Frasier, H. D., (1862); Wescott, Clarence, (1862); Cummings, Joseph, (1862); Hess, John P., (1862); Blanchard, Elizah, (1864); Clark, Isaac, (1864); Lake, J., (1864); Philips, Daniel, (1865); Sergeant, Lewis A., (1866); Garlock, George, (1867); Sargant, C. R., (1868);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1859)

Hull Dimensions

1859: Length: 65' 6" Width/Beam: 14' 8" Depth: 5' 5"
1865: Length: 64.5' Width/Beam: 14.2' Depth: 5.4'

Tonnage

1859: Gross: 47 + 56/95
1865: Gross: 30.89

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Sackets Harbor 9-10-1861
September 10, 1861: Port: Sackets Harbor
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sackets Harbor 4-3-1862
April 3, 1862: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 3 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-4-1863
September 4, 1863: Port: Oswego Number: 61 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-18-1864
March 18, 1864: Port: Oswego Number: 16 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-20-1864
May 20, 1864: Port: Oswego Number: 45 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 9-14-864
September 14, 1864: Port: Oswego Number: 59 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-31-1865
October 31, 1865: Port: Oswego Number: 70 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Oswego 11-19-1866
November 19, 1866: Port: Oswego Number: 60 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-17-1867
May 17, 1867: Port: Oswego Number: 39 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-15-1868
June 15, 1868: Port: Oswego Number: 23 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 11-1-1869
November 1, 1869: Port: Oswego
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Scow, Farmer (1859- )
Nationality:: American (1859- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/3/1862, Oswego (east of east pier), ashore and released;
2. 00/00/1863 or 1864, Lake Michigan, sank;

Notes

General notes:: Vessel is just listed without value or class rating in the 1871 Lake Vessel Register.
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollments: Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Free Press (Detroit): 12/27/1862;
5. Board of Lake Underwriters Lake Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

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

Comment on this item