Tri Color (Schooner, 1853)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Tri Color
Year of Build:: 1853
Rebuilt:: 1. 1864, St. Joseph, Michigan;
Official Number:: 24224

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Joseph, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head)
Builder Name:: William Reynolds
Ownership Notes:: Reynolds, William, (1853); Reynolds, G., (1856-1858);Kimball, E., (1861); Bloom, J. C.,(1862); Jones, J. L., (1862);King, John, (1862-1865); Rogers, S., (1866); Keppel, H., (1867-1873); Clouse, John, (1874-1875); Preston, F. J., (1880); Wikstearn, Charles, (1880-1882); Carter, Oren, (1884);
Master(s):: Reynolds, William, (1853); Reynolds, G. H., (1856-1858); Paxton, J., (1858); Kimball, E., (1861); Petty, A., (1862); King, John, (1862-1865);Van Reg, B., (1867); Peter, N., (1871); Slooter, P., (1872); Pegter, H., (1873); Clous, John, (1874-1875); Preston, F.J., (1880); Wikstearn, Charles, (1880-1882); Carter, Oren, (1884);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1853)

Hull Dimensions

1853: Length: 63' Width/Beam: 16' 4" Depth: 5' 3"
1864: Depth: 5'
1865: Length: 62' Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 5'

Tonnage

1853: Gross: 48
1864: Gross: 56 + 70/95
1865: Gross: 36.19 Net: 34.88

Enrollments/Registration

August 26, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 129 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit4-25-1856
April 25, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 32 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-3-1856
July 3, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 85 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-5-1858
October 5, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 135 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-20-1861
March 20, 1861: Port: Chicago Number: 11 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-19-1862
March 19, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 21 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-28-1862
May 28, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 101 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-15-1862
August 15, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 139 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-23-1863
September 23, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 184 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-1-1864
July 1, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 153 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 8-11-1865
August 11, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 266 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Grand Haven 10-25-1867
October 25, 1866: Port: Grand Haven Number: 14 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 2-4-1867
February 4, 1867: Port: Grand Haven Number: 28 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 3-16-1871
March 16, 1871: Port: Grand Haven Number: 35 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-18-1872
May 18, 1872: Port: Grand Haven Number: 49 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-19-1873
April 19, 1873: Port: Grand Haven Number: 40 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Certificate lost
Next document: Grand Haven 3-2-1874
March 2, 1874: Port: Grand Haven Number: 34 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 8-15-1874
August 15, 1874: Port: Grand Haven Number: 15 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-7-1875
May 7, 1875: Port: Grand Haven Number: 59 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 7-19-1880
July 19, 1880: Port: Grand Haven Number: 9 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 2-6-1881
February 6, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 78 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 2-16-1882
February 16, 1882: Port: Grand Haven Number: 99 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 9-15-1884
September 15, 1884: Port: Grand Haven Number: 24 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Shieldoboro, Miss. 2-27-1886
February 27, 1886: Port: Shieldoboro, Miss.
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Tri Color (1853- )
Nationality:: American (1853- )
Chronology:: 1. 3/12/1860, mouth of Kalamazoo River, Southhaven, ashore and released;
2. 11/00/1865, Lake Michigan, dismasted and repaired, $300 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1853, vessel name given as "TriColure", which was an error; 1862, vessel name was "Try Color" which was an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1889);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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