Wisconsin Maritime Museum

General Winfield Scott (Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
General Winfield Scott
Year of Build:
1852
Major repairs:
1863
Rebuilt:
1. 1863;
Official Number:
10225
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black River, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
William A. Jones
Ownership Notes:
Jones, William, (1852); Jones, W., (1852); Winslow, N. C., (1855); Winslow, R. G., (estate), (1855); Winslow, E. A., (1859); Winslow, A. J., (1861); Drake, S. F., (1862-1864); King, C. G., (1865); Drake, S. F., (1866-1867); Maypole, J., (1868-1870);
Master(s):
Waters, J. H., (1852); Stedman, J. D., (1859); Goodwin, A. C., (1861); Morgan, N. L., (1862); Cassidy, J., (1864-1866); Jones, L., (1867); Harrison, J., (1868-1869); Faith, H., (1870); Faith, Harry, (1871);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 114' 2" Width/Beam: 24' 8" Depth: 9' 11"
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 255 + 41/95
1865
Gross: 213.46
1863
Enrollments/Registration
July 8, 1852
   Port: Cleveland Number: 48 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1855
April 11, 1855
   Port: Cleveland Number: 12 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-16-1856
April 16, 1856
   Port: Cleveland Number: 15 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-6-1859
August 6, 1859
   Port: Cleveland Number: 68 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-23-1861
April 23, 1861
   Port: Cleveland Number: 35 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Enrollment Lost
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1862
April 11, 1862
   Port: Cleveland Number: 17 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-24-1863
April 24, 1863
   Port: Cleveland Number: 51 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1864
April 11, 1864
   Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-6-1865
April 6, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 3-20-1866
March 20, 1866
   Port: Cleveland Number: 4 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-27-1867
April 27, 1867
   Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-28-1868
March 28, 1868
   Port: Chicago Number: 250 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1869
April 17, 1869
   Port: Chicago Number: 239 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-13-1870
April 13, 1870
   Port: Chicago Number: 178 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, General Winfield Scott (1852- )*
Nationality:
American (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 11/00/1857, Port Colborne, collision, (Propeller, Western Miller, lost masts), repaired, $500 loss;
2. 11/00/1857, Port Colborne, struck stone work, sank and raised, (wheat), $900 loss;
3. 11/00/1859, lost anchors and chains, replaced, $450 loss;
4. 10/00/1860, Kenosha, damaged in a gale and repaired, $650 loss;
5. 11/00/1860, Lake Michigan, lost a man overboard;
6. 10/00/1861, off Presque Isle, Lake Huron, sustained damage to spars and rigging, refitted, $150 loss;
7. 6/00/1864, Sault Ste. Marie, sank and raised, $8, 200 loss;
8. 00/00/1865, Point Pelee, ashore and released;
9. 9/21/1866, Cleveland, struck pier, (iron ore), sank and raised, $3, 300 loss;
10. 11/00/1868, Lake Michigan, dismasted and refitted, $2, 000 loss;
11. 6/00/1869, Chicago, collision, (Schooner, Comet), repaired;
12. 6/00/1869, Chicago, damaged hull by collision and repaired;
13. 8/17/1871, near Death's Door, east of Washington Island, Hog's Back, Hog's Island, capsized after springing a leak,
ashore; The crew was rescued by the Schooner, Ethan Allen; Another source said she went ashore off Spider Island,
$18, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*Sometimes referred to as just "Winfield Scott" in the newspapers;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Daily Press: 11/00/1857;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861, 1/22/1862;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
8. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
9. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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