Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Tracy J. Bronson
Year of Build:
1857
Rebuilt:
1. 1882;
Official Number:
24142
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
George W. Jones & Bissett
Ownership Notes:
Winslow, A. C., (1857); Stewart, W., (1862); Winslow, N. C., (1864-1866); Lynn, D., (1865); Eysteer, D., (1867); Winslow, R., (1869); Nally, (1870): Ellsworth, Lemuel, (1870); Stephenson, S. M., (1871-1882); Murphy, John, (1888-1899); Mcnaughton, P. B., (1904);
Master(s):
Collins, T., (1857); Vance, W., (1864); Lynn, D., (1865); McCormick, David, (1866); Eyster, D., (1867); Traley, M., (1869); Hutchinson, T. S., (1878-1882); Travis, James, (1888); Bates, John, (1892);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1857)
Hull Dimensions
1857
Length: 137' 6" Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11' 4"
1865
Length: 137.3' Width/Beam: 26.6' Depth: 11.6'
Tonnage
1857
Gross: 381 + 23/95
1865
Gross: 277.22 Net: 263.36
Enrollments/Registration
August 28, 1857
   Port: Cleveland Number: 85 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-21-1864
April 21, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 88 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-16-1864
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June 16, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 180 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 4-26-1865
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April 26, 1865
   Port: Erie Number: 19 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 10-3-1865
October 3, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 367 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 3-23-1866
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March 23, 1866
   Port: Buffalo Number: 33 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-27-1867
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March 27, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 257 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-31-1869
August 31, 1869
   Port: Cleveland Number: 120 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 4-24-1871
April 24, 1871
   Port: Marquette Number: 7 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 3-26-1878
March 26, 1878
   Port: Marquette Number: 42 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 3-26-1881
March 26, 1881
   Port: Marquette Number: 24 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-22-1882
June 22, 1882
   Port: Marquette Number: 31 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Marquette 2-27-1888
February 27, 1888
   Port: Marquette Number: 22 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 5-20-1892
May 20, 1892
   Port: Marquette Number: 37 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1899
April 21, 1899
   Port: Chicago Number: 70 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-20-1900
February 20, 1900
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Buffalo 3-18-1903

Next document: (Vessel out of commission)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Tracy J. Bronson (1857-1903)
Nationality:
American (1857-1903)
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1861, Lake Huron, lost a deck load of pork, $2, 500 loss;
2. 10/23/1868, Presque Isle, Lake Huron, collision, (sank Schooner, P. T. Barney), repaired;
3. 11/00/1869, Beacon Point, Hammond Bay, Beaver Harbor, Lake Huron, ashore and became a total loss, (coal),
$20, 000loss;
4. 9/00/1872, Lake Michigan, lost her deck load of lumber in a storm, $720 loss;
Notes
General notes:
Home Port: Buffalo, (1869-1870); Menomonee, (1871-1878); Marquette, (1879-1882); Menomonee, (1883-1885);
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania; Marquette, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania; Marquette, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
7. Wright's Master Sheet;
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1907);
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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