Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Java
Also known as:
Carrie Woodford
Year of Build:
1855
Rebuilt:
1. 1859;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saginaw, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
George Carpenter
Ownership Notes:
Fraser, J., (1855); Carpenter, George, (1856); Craig, W. H., (1858); Woodford, M. S., (1859); Fisk, W. C., (1860); Booth, J., (1860); Rogers, Reuben, (1863-1864); Upham, L. B., (1864); Raymer, Julia, (1865); Mixer, C. S., (1866); Tweed, R., (1866); Lannon, M., (1867);
Master(s):
Fraser, J., (1855); Carpenter, George, (1856); Craig, W. H., (1858); Bigelow, Nathaniel R., (1859); Soper, B. E., (1860); Upham, J. A., (1863-1864); Archer, J. W.,(1865); Mixer, C. S., (1866); Tweed, R., (1866); Hays, C., (1867);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1855)
Hull Dimensions
1855
Length: 96' 4" Width/Beam: 18' 10" Depth: 7' 7"
1859
Length: 95' 6" Width/Beam: 19' 5" Depth: 7' 5"
1865
Length: 94.45' Width/Beam: 19.4' Depth: 7.36'
Tonnage
1855
Gross: 127 + 79/95
1859
Gross: 127 + 11/95
1865
Gross: 86.16
Enrollments/Registration
September 21, 1855
   Port: Detroit Number: 122 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 11-14-1856
November 14, 1856
   Port: Detroit Number: 119 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-1-1858
June 1, 1858
   Port: Detroit Number: 76 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Dunkirk 5-12-1859
May 12, 1859
   Port: Dunkirk Number: 5 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1860
May 1, 1860
   Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 5-10-1860
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May 10, 1860
   Port: Toledo Number: 8 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 5-19-1863
May 19, 1863
   Port: Toledo Number: 24 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-17-1864
June 17, 1864
   Port: Chicago Number: 225 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-2-1865
August 2, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 253 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 3-17-1866
March 17, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 617 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-24-1866
August 24, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 57 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-10-1866
September 10, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 75 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-10-1867
July 10, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 13 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Java (1855-1859);
b. Schooner, Carrie Woodford (1859-1867)
Nationality:
American (1855-1867)
Chronology:
1. 10/8/1858/1858, Dunkirk, sprang a leak, ashore, (fish & copper ore), released;
2. 6/30/1859, Fairport, ashore, (limestone), released, $250 loss;
3. 10/00/1859, Dunkirk, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $200 loss;
4. 9/00/1867, Lake Michigan, sprang a leak, became waterlogged, ashore and sank, $4, 200 loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Dunkirk, New York; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Dunkirk, New York; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
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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