Oneida Chief (Schooner, 1847)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Oneida Chief
Year of Build:: 1847
Major repairs:: 1856;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1855;
2. 1861;
Official Number:: 19126

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: John Oades
Ownership Notes:: Prince, D. C., (1855-1856); Mather, D., (1857-1860); Barker, A. F., (1858-1861); Wells, F. S., (1862-1866); Fitzgerald, Eli, (1863-1866); Hibbard, John B., (1866-1867); Wheeler, Charles, (1868);
Master(s):: Kees, W., (1855-1856); Gotham, A. S., (1857-1858); Boyd, John, (859-1861); Fitzgerald, Eli, (1862-1866); Lord, Thomas, (1867); Adlam, S. J. G., (1868);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1847)

Hull Dimensions

1851: Length: 118' Width/Beam: 24' 6" Depth: 10'
1855: Length: 118' Width/Beam: 24' 6" Depth: 10'
1862: Length: 126' Width/Beam: 24' 8" Depth: 11' 7"
1865: Length: 127' Width/Beam: 24.4' Depth: 11'

Tonnage

1847: Gross: 266 + 46/95
1855: Gross: 266 + 46/95
1861: Gross: 334 + 26/95
1865: Gross: 252.60

Enrollments/Registration

April 1, 1851: Port: French Creek Number: 6 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-2-1855
April 2, 1855: Port: French Creek Number: 31 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: French Creek 4-28-1856
April 28, 1856: Port: French Creek Number: 45 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-2-1857
April 2, 1857: Port: French Creek Number: 4 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cape Vincent 4-13-1858
April 13, 1858: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 65 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-1-1859
April 1, 1859: Port: French Creek Number: 723 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
August 21, 1861: Port: Cape Vincent Number: 85 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Milwaukee 8-14-1862
August 14, 1862: Port: Milwaukee Number: 18 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 9-22-1862
September 22, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 173 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1865
April 24, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 83 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 6-27-1866
June 27, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 192 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-27-1867
June 27, 1867: Port: Port Huron Number: 86 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed District
Next document: Milwaukee 3-9-1868
March 9, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 57 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee; Next document: (vessel lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Oneida Chief (1847-1868)
Nationality:: American (1847-1868)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1857, Lexington, collision, (Schooner, Perseverance), repaired, $1, 800 loss;
2. 6/00/1864, St. Clair River, collision, (Bark. A. M. Foster), repaired, $303 loss;
3. 5/30/1868, Point au Sable, Lake Superior, ashore, $35, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1860, she was valued at $4,500; 1866, she is valued at $8,000;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; French Creek, New York;
2. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; French Creek, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866;
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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