Flying Cloud (Schooner, 1852)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Flying Cloud
Year of Build:: 1852
Major repairs:: 1860;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1870;
2. 1882;
Official Number:: 9196

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: (S.) or (A.) Andrews & John Oades
Ownership Notes:: Fowler, J. N., (1855-1864); Bartland, James, (1864); Esseltyn, (1864); Haine, N., (1867); Landes, D., (1869); Callow, J., (1870-1871); Wood, A., (1876); Holdsworth, J. J., (1879-1882); Scott, Thomas, (1887); Conerford, E., (1889);
Master(s):: Berland, J. T., (1855); Bartland, James, (1864); Haine, N., (1867); Callier, J., (1869-1876); Holdsworth, J. J., (1879); Scott, Thomas, (1887); Cornerford, E., (1889):

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1852)

Hull Dimensions

1852: Length: 124' Width/Beam: 25' 6" Depth: 11' 6"
1865: Length: 134.3' Width/Beam: 25.5' Depth: 10.6'
1882: Length: 133.3' Width/Beam: 25.8' Depth: 10.5'

Tonnage

1852: Gross: 367
1865: Gross: 274.85
1870: Gross: 254.64
1882: Gross: 255.75 Net: 242.97

Enrollments/Registration

August 31, 1852: Port: French Creek Number: 14 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: French Creek 4-20-1855
April 20, 1855: Port: French Creek Number: 34 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: French Creek 4-20-1855
April 20, 1855: Port: French Creek Number: 35 of 1855
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: French Creek 4-5-1866
April 5, 1866: Port: French Creek Number: 32 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-2-1867
April 2, 1867: Port: Chicago Number: 273 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-17-1869
March 17, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 180 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1870
April 18, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 182 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 1-30-1871
January 30, 1871: Port: Chicago Number: 65 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-27-1876
April 27, 1882: Port: Chicago Number: 82 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-13-1879
May 13, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 83 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1882
April 18, 1882: Port: Chicago Number: 106 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1887
April 15, 1887: Port: Chicago Number: 73 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-27-1889
February 27, 1889: Port: Chicago Number: 50 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-10-1892; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Flying Cloud (1852-1892)
Nationality:: American (1852-1892)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1855, off Oswego, collision, (Schooner, Pierpont), repaired, $2, 000 loss;
2. 9/00/1864, Lake Erie, dismasted and refitted, $3, 400 loss;
3. 10/24/1870, near Sodus, Lake Ontario, wrecked, $22, 000 loss;
4. 10/29/1892, on rocks at Glen Arbor, Michigan, Lake Michigan, ashore;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; French Creek, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; French Creek, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1893);
7. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Agency street/mail address:

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

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