Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Arrow
Year of Build:
1853
Major repairs:
1865, 1870;
Official Number:
548
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head
Builder Name:
William E. Judd
Ownership Notes:
Barber, Lenard, (1853); Kelly, Edward, (1853); Doolittle, E. M., (1855); Munger, W., (1855); McRay, J. W., (1857); Scott, James, (1858-1865); Daniels, (1860); Scott, James, (1863-1866); Rode, Richard, (1865-1867); Keith, J., (1873-1874); Wilson, A., (1876-1878); Kennedy, H., (1881); Blakeley, Alexander, (1883);
Master(s):
Ballentine, Robert, (1853); Kelly, Edward, (1853); Doolittle, E. M., (1855); Randolph, S., (1855); McElligott, J. W., (1857); Scott, James, (1858-1865); Rode, Richard, (1866-1867); Hooter, P., (1874); Wilson, A., (1876); Kennedy, H., (1881); Blakeley, Alexander, (1883);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1853)
Hull Dimensions
1853
Length: 64' 9" Width/Beam: 19' 10" Depth: 6' 6"
Tonnage
1853
Gross: 73 + 84/95
1855
Gross: 93 + 25/95
1865
Gross: 69.32 Net: 65.86
Enrollments/Registration
April 7, 1853
   Port: Chicago Number: 14 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 11-31-1853
   Port: Chicago Number: 60 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Chicago 6-23-1855
June 23, 1855
   Port: Chicago Number: 55 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel (Rebuilt)
Next document: Chicago 6-28-1855
June 28, 1855
   Port: Chicago Number: 61 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1857
April 17, 1857
   Port: Chicago Number: 14 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-24-1858
December 24, 1858
   Port: Chicago Number: 67 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-1-1865
April 1, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 93 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 10-31-1865
October 31, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 339 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-20-1866
October 20, 1866
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 12 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-1-1867
June 1, 1867
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 74 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 3-26-1868
March 26, 1868
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 42 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-16-1874
May 16, 1874
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 65 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 2-1-1876
February 1, 1876
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 26 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-6-1877
April 6, 1877
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 42 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-21-1877
July 21, 1877
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 6 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-23-1881
April 23, 1881
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 112 of 1881
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 5-10-1881
May 10, 1881
   Port: Chicago Number: 147 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-6-1883
April 6, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-25-1883

Next document: (Vessel Wrecked)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Arrow (1853-1883)
Nationality:
American (1853-1883)
Chronology:
1. 4/8/1853, Muskegon, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $50 loss;
2. 11/00/1859, Straits of Mackinaw, dismasted by collision with an unknown propeller, repaired, $250 loss;
3. 10/00/1869, Plum Island, damaged by collision, (Schooner, Kate Richmond), and repaired;
4. 4/21/1883, Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Lake Michigan, wrecked eight and 1/2 miles north of Rawley's Point;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $800; 1866, she was valued at $1,000; 1876, she was valued at $1,000; 1882, she was listed with no valued given;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1885);
6. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
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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