William H. Dewitt (Schooner, 1852)

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Identification

Vessel name:: William H. Dewitt
Year of Build:: 1852
Official Number:: 26361

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Euclid, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Treat & Dowling
Ownership Notes:: Treat, William, (1852); Stone, E. S., (1853); Hibbard, W. B., (1855-1864); Breed, C. G., (1862); Higgie, F., (1863-1864); Higgie, William, (1865-1866); Aldrich, B., (1867);
Master(s):: Devlin, (1852); Stone, E. S., (1853-1854); Freeman, N., (1855); Ferdenand, N., (1857); Vance, W., (1862); Higgie, F. B., (1863-1866); Bissell, J., (1867);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1852)

Hull Dimensions

1852: Length: 108' 1" Width/Beam: 25' 4" Depth: 10' 1/4"

Tonnage

1852: Gross: 248 + 9/95
1865: Gross: 199.96

Enrollments/Registration

May 25, 1852: Port: Cleveland Number: 36 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 10-26-1853
October 26, 1853: Port: Milwaukee Number: 40 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 11-3-1855
November 3, 1855: Port: Milwaukee Number: 61 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-30-1857
April 30, 1857: Port: Milwaukee Number: 34 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-8-1858
July 8, 1858: Port: Milwaukee Number: 35 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-11-1862
August 11, 1862: Port: Milwaukee Number: 17 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-26-1863
March 26, 1863: Port: Oswego Number: 12 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-24-1863
April 24, 1863: Port: Milwaukee Number: 73 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-14-1864
April 14, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 101 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-1-1865
April 1, 1865: Port: Milwaukee Number: 21 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 4-20-1866
April 20, 1866: Port: Milwaukee Number: 179 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-6-1867
April 6, 1867: Port: Milwaukee Number: 71 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, William H. Dewitt (1852- )
Nationality:: American (1852- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/00//1857, lost three men overboard;
2. 11/11/1859, Straight Cut, Milwaukee, ashore and released;
3. 5/25/1861, Fog Island, ashore and released;
4. 00/00/1862, collision and repaired;
5. 10/16/1868, Pine Station, Chicago, head of Lake Michigan, ashore, hull went to pieces, $12, 750 loss;

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. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);

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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