Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
George H. Walker
Year of Build:
1837
Rebuilt:
1. 1845, Oswego, New York;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Ontario, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head (1837)
Plain Head (1845)
Ownership Notes:
Camp, Elisha, (1837); Tyler, Joel, (1837); Beardsley, Levi, (1842); Stone, Erattus, (1843-1844); Brown, Francis, (1844); Doolittle, Sylvester, (1844-1847); Molllison, Gilbert, (1845); Stone, George H., (1845); Mills, Frederick C., (1845-1846); Soreluger, Frederick, (1851); Farley, J., (1853);
Master(s):
Allen, C. W., (1837); Tyler, Joel, (1837); Pipson, John, (1842); Allen, Comfort W., (1843); Walker, C. W., (1843); Stone,
(1844); Brown, Francis, (1844); Kilby, Austin D., (1845); Richardson, I. G., (1846); Richardson, J. G., (1846); Allen, C. W., (1847); Soreluger, Frederick, (1851); Fraley, J., (1853);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1837)
Hull Dimensions
1837
Length: 82' 11" Width/Beam: 20' 2" Depth: 8' 3"
1845
Length: 84' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 8'
Tonnage
1837
Gross: 124 + 19/95
1845
Gross: 121 + 25/95
Enrollments/Registration
June 10, 1837
   Port: Oswego Number: 7 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 9-13-1837
September 13, 1837
   Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 12 of 1837
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-6-1841
May 6, 1841
   Port: Oswego Number: 20 of 1841
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-11-1842
May 11, 1842
   Port: Oswego Number: 20 of 1842
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-21-1843
June 21, 1843
   Port: Oswego Number: 38 of 1843
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-7-1844
October 7, 1844
   Port: Oswego Number: 64 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-25-1845
June 25, 1845
   Port: Oswego Number: 59 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 6-25-1846
June 25, 1846
   Port: Oswego Number: 43 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-13-1847
April 13, 1847
   Port: Oswego Number: 11 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-23-1851
June 23, 1851
   Port: Oswego Number: 31 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-15-1853
August 15, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 84 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, George H. Walker (1837- )
Nationality:
American (1837- )
Chronology:
1. 10/18/1844, Erie, ashore and released;
2. 10/7/1853, off Cleveland, Lake Erie, dismasted and repaired;
3. 10/28/1853, Madison Dock, sprang a leak, (lumber), ashore, $1, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
Port Ontario is in the district of Mor; She was the long lost landing which used to flourish a few miles east of Oswego, New York, in Mexico Bay;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 10/23/1844, 10/31/1853;
5. Daily Forest City Democrat: 10/31/1853, 11/1/1853, 11/31/1853;
6. Cleveland Herald: 10/27/1853;
7. Detroit Free Press: 11/1/1853;
8. The News (Kingston, Ontario): 10/24/1844;
9. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 6/13/1842, 7/27/1844;
10. Vessel Underwriters, 1853;
11. Buffalo Morning Express: 11/2/1853;
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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