Merrimac (Schooner, 1852)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Merrimac
Year of Build:: 1852
Major repairs:: 1863;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1858, Georeg S. Weeks, Oswego, New York;
2. 1869;
Official Number:: 16456

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: G. S. Weeks
Ownership Notes:: Penfield, J. R., (1852-1855); Daggett, (1855); Rukele, J. B., (1858): Penfield, H., (1858); Snow, G. H., (1862); Hall (Dall), D., (1862-1865); Stewart, W., 1866); Cooper, F., (1867-1869); Cooper, H., (1867-1869); Wellington, Egan, (1871); Ogden, W., (1871); Clark, (1872); Murdock, S., (1874); Easton, A., (1874); Fifield, F., (1875);
Master(s):: Emmons, Ward W., (1852); Carter, G., (1852); Emmery, W. N., (1858); Snow, G. H., (1862); Linn, R., (1865); McNamara, M., (1866); Kelley, W., (1867); Penny, O., (1867); McPhie, D., (1868); Boyer, C., (1869); Ogden, W., (1871); Day, W., (1872); Murdock, A., (1874); Easton, P., (1874); Easton, W., (1874); Davenport, J., (1875);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1852)*

Hull Dimensions

1852: Length: 115' Width/Beam: 24' 3" Depth: 10' 6"
1869: Length: 115.2' Width/Beam: 23.6' Depth: 10.1'

Tonnage

1852: Gross: 269 + 35/95
1865: Gross: 193.04
1869: Gross: 193.14
1858

Enrollments/Registration

September 15, 1852: Port: Oswego Number: 53 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 4-7-1858
April 7, 1858: Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Oswego 4-15-1862
April 15, 1862: Port: Oswego Number: 19 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 6-23-1862
June 23, 1862: Port: Oswego Number: 38 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-23-1862
July 23, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 125 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1865
April 18, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 223 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 5-3-1866
May 3, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 91 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-29-1867
March 29, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 15 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-2-1867
July 2, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 151 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1868
April 22, 1868: Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-13-1869
May 13, 1869: Port: Detroit Number: 76 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Altered to a Barge
Next document: Port Huron 2-17-1871
February 17, 1871: Port: Port Huron Number: 43 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-20-1872
April 20, 1872: Port: Port Huron Number: 81 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-10-1874
April 19, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 82 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-18-1874
August 18, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 18 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-15-1874
October 15, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 28 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-22-1875
April 22, 1875: Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-11-1876; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Merrimac (1852-1869);
b. Barge, Merrimac (1869-1876)
Nationality:: American (1852-1876)
Chronology:: 1. 8/2/1856, (10-12) miles from Oswego, struck by lightning, foremast carried away, fore sail split, repaired;
2. 4/00/1867, Long Point, Lake Erie, foundered and raised, $14, 000 loss, (5 lives lost);
3. 3/15/1868, Stupinskys Dock, Detroit, sank and raised;
4. 6/00/1870, Lake Erie, lost her deck load of lumber in a storm, $700 loss;
5. 9/00/1873, Lake Erie, lost foremast and top main mast, replaced, $300 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *She had 3 masts in 1867;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;

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