Big Z. (Schooner, 1844)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Big Z.
Year of Build:: 1844
Rebuilt:: 1. 1848, Irving, New York;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Lexington, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Ownership Notes:: Wright, Zopher, (1844); Kinne, Henry M., (1845); Stevens, Charles, (1847); Mann, W. B., (1853-1854); Mann, C. J., (1855); St. John, E., (1855); Dall, David, (1857);
Master(s):: Thomas, John A., (1844); Philips, (1846); Monroe, Daniel, (1847); Christian, E. F., (1853); Winchele, J. W., (1854); Loyd, J. C, (1855); McKee, (1851); Easson, L., (1857);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1844)

Hull Dimensions

1844: Length: 88' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 8' 7"
1848: Length: 112' 2" Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 8' 6"

Tonnage

1844: Gross: 128 + 28/95
1848: Gross: 168 + 67/95

Enrollments/Registration

August 24, 1844: Port: Detroit Number: 30 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-10-1845
April 10, 1845: Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-22-1847
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May 22, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 53 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-11-1847
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November 11, 1847: Port: Buffalo Number: 141 of 1847
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-30-1848
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May 30, 1848: Port: Buffalo Number: 45 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 2-19-1849
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February 19, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 4 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-26-1852
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April 26, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-7-1853
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April 7, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 47 of 1853
Document Type: Certificate of Record
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-8-1854
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March 8, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 35 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-23-1854
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June 23, 1854: Port: Buffalo Number: 138 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-5-1855
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April 5, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 16 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-25-1855
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May 25, 1855: Port: Buffalo Number: 76 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-28-1857
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March 28, 1857: Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Big Z. (1844- )
Nationality:: American (1844- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/19/1844, Hog Island, Detroit River, ashore and released;
2. 9/22/1849, Cleveland, struck pier, sank, (corn), raised, $4, 800 loss;
3. 8/25/1851, Fairport, sprang a leak, sank, (lumber), raised, $700 loss;
4. 9/18/1853, Lake Erie, dismasted and repaired, $568 loss;
5. 9/30/1853, head of Lake Erie, struck a shoal, ashore, (lumber), released, $200 loss;
6. 12/00/1854, Erie, damaged on pier, repaired, $500 loss;
7. 10/00/1855, Grand River, Lake Michigan, collision, (Propeller, Ottawa), repaired, $800 loss;
8. 2/00/1859, 10 miles south of Sheboygan, sank and became a total loss, $1, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *Lexington is in St. Clair County;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 12/29/1849;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 642;
6. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;

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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