Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Emblem (Schooner, 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Emblem
Also known as:
Olive Branch
Year of Build:
1848
Rebuilt:
1. 1866, George Goble. Oswego, New York;
Official Number:
19061
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wilson, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Savillon L. Little
Ownership Notes:
Johnson, Morgan, (1848); Ash, Nathan, (1848); Ash, Joseph, (1848); Havens, C. D., (1856); Blood, Isaiah, (1866); LaFaver, Stephen, (1866); Bono, O. M., (1871); Preston, J. R., (1872-1874); ;
Master(s):
Swarth, Stephin R., (1848); LaFaver, Stephen,(1866); LaFaver, Stephen, (1866); Preston, J.. R., (1872-1887);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 92' Width/Beam: 22' 6" Depth: 9'
1866
Length: 110.8' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 7.4'
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 167 + 31/95
1865
Gross: 167.82
Enrollments/Registration
April 20, 1848
   Port: Lewiston Number: 6 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-14-1856
April 14, 1856
   Port: Oswego Number: 1 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Oswego 4-24-1866
April 24, 1866
   Port: Oswego Number: 17 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (Rebuilt)
Next document: Oswego 3-17-1871
March 17, 1871
   Port: Oswego Number: 119 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-23-1872
April 23, 1872
   Port: Oswego Number: 139 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-2-1874
April 2, 1874
   Port: Oswego Number: 125 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 11-14-1875

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Emblem (1848-1866);
b. Schooner, Olive Branch (1866-1875)
Nationality:
American (1848-1875)
Chronology:
1. 12/7/1850, mouth of Niagara River, ashore and released, $400 loss;
2. 4/15/1854, near the head of Lake Ontario, ashore and released;
3. 11/6/1855, Long Point, sprang a leak, sank, (iron ore), raised, $1, 500 loss;
4. 5/8/1856, Ashtabula, collision and repaired, $200 loss;
5. 11/14/1875, Toronto Islands sank in a snow storm;
Notes
General notes:
1st vessel fitted out at Oswego with wire rigging;
1873, she was valued at $10,000;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Lewiston, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment; Lewiston, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. Vessel Register: 1871, 1873;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1877);
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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