Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Chieftain
Year of Build:
1857
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oakville, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Charles Thomas
Ownership Notes:
Gorrie, W. M., (1857); Ross, William, (1864);
Master(s):
McKay, (1857);
Tonnage
1857
Gross: 303
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Chieftain (1857- )
Nationality:
Canada (1857- )
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1858, near Chief's Point, north of Saugeen, Lake Huron, ashore and released, $5, 000 loss;
2. 8/13/1861, Lorain, Lake Erie, ashore, (coal), (1 life lost), released, $500 loss;
3. 11/00/1867, Stoney Creek, Lake Michigan, ashore, $17, 550 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*She might have been built in 1847 instead of 1857;
1857, she was valued at $11,000; 1864, she was valued at $8,000;
Sources:
1. Canadian Vessel Register: 1857, 1864;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 1/22/1862;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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