Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Challenge
Year of Build:
1852
Major repairs:
1863, 1865;
Official Number:
4386
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Vermilion, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
Joseph M. Keating
Ownership Notes:
Bradley, Alva, (1852-1864); Cobb, Ahira, (1860-1864); Fitzgerald, Michael, (1865-1866); Lamb, James, (1866); Skinkle, J., (1868-1871); Herring, (1871);
Master(s):
Grover, J. W., (1852); Fitzgerald, Michael, (1865-1866);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 118' Width/Beam: 23' 10" Depth: 9' 6"
1865
Length: 117.2' Width/Beam: 23.3' Depth: 9.3'
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 247
1865
Gross: 180.69
Enrollments/Registration
October 4, 1852
   Port: Sandusky Number: 33 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-5-1860
April 5, 1860
   Port: Cleveland Number: 16 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-10-1865
April 10, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 26 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 4-20-1866
April 20, 1866
   Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Exempt of License
Next document: Port Huron 10-15-1866
October 15, 1866
   Port: Port Huron Number: 7 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TE Surrendered
Next document: Chicago 2-24-1868
February 24, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 194 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Challenge (1852- )
Nationality:
American (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 12/00/1868, Pere Marquette, Lake Michigan, ashore and released;
2. 12/00/1869, Sister Bay, Lake Michigan, struck the pier and repaired, $1, 780 loss;
3. 10/00/1872, Muskegon, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $4, 500 loss;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $6,400; 1866, she was valued at $4,000; 1871, she was valued at $6,000;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1875);
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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