William F. Allen, Jr. (Schooner, 1853)

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Identification

Vessel name:: William F. Allen, Jr.
Year of Build:: 1853
Major repairs:: 1862;
Official Number:: 26214

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: William A. Jones
Ownership Notes:: Harbach, T. S., (1858); Kelly, T. M., (1859); Dickenson, E., (1859); Wing, A. P., (1861); Walters, (1864); Cleland, W., (1864-1866); English, T., (1869-1871); Halsted, H., (1873); Brown, J., (1873);
Master(s):: Boyle, A., (1859-1861); Cleland, W., (1864-1866); English, T., (1869-1871); Halsted, H., (1873); Brown, I., (1873);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1853)

Hull Dimensions

1853: Length: 142' Width/Beam: 25' 10" Depth: 11'

Tonnage

1853: Gross: 385 + 45/95
1866: Gross: 244.94

Enrollments/Registration

April 27, 1853: Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-22-1854
April 22, 1854: Port: Cleveland Number: 37 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 3-30-1858
March 30, 1858: Port: Cleveland Number: 13 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 7-1-1859
July 1, 1859: Port: Cleveland Number: 54 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-15-1859
July 15, 1859: Port: Chicago Number: 47 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1861
April 23, 1861: Port: Chicago Number: 31 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-17-1864
March 17, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 46 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-16-1866
April 16, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 690 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 1-8-1869
January 8, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 127 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-11-1870
July 11, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 6 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-8-1871
April 8, 1871: Port: Chicago Number: 146 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-16-1873
January 16, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 95 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-25-1873
March 25, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 93 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-26-1875; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, William F. Allen, Jr. (1853-1875)
Nationality:: American (1853-1875)
Chronology:: 1. 5/1/1854, Grosse Island, Detroit River, ashore, (coal), released;
2. 4/27/1864, Lake Michigan, broke her rudder and lost the mate overboard, returned to Chicago for repairs;
3. 7/00/1867, Lewiston Island, Georgian Bay, ashore and released, $4, 300 loss;
4. 10/00;/1867, White Shoals Straits, ashore and released, $3, 800 loss;
5. 5/00/1869, Lake Michigan, sprang main mast and repaired, $300 loss;
6. 7/00/1869, sprung her mainmast on Lake Michigan, and repaired;
7. 8/00/1869, damaged her forerigging by collision, (Schooner, Thomas Parson), and repaired;
8. 4/00/1871, Bar Point, collision, $600 loss;
9. 10/28/1875, Racine, ashore;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; 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: (1868-1879);

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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