Wisconsin Maritime Museum

George W. Ford (Schooner, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
George W. Ford
Year of Build:
1852
Major repairs:
1860;
Rebuilt:
1. 1866
Official Number:
10322
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
George Barber
Ownership Notes:
Baber, George, (1852); Parker, J. J., (1854); Parker, John G., (1861-1865); Parker, George, (1864);
Master(s):
Parker, J. J., (1854); Buchanan, J., (1861);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1852)
Hull Dimensions
1852
Length: 85' Width/Beam: 23' 8" Depth: 6'
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 127 + 13/95
1865
Gross: 88.75
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1853
April 18, 1853
   Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 7-18-1854
July 18, 1854
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 13 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 5-20-1857
May 20, 1857
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 4 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 8-12-1861
August 12, 1861
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 9 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Sault Ste. Marie
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 5-30-1865
May 30, 1865
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 4 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, George W. Ford (1852- )
Nationality:
American (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1854, she was taken over the Portage at the Sault and put on Lake Superior;
2. 4/00/1857, near Monroe, Lake Erie, (lumber), ashore and released;
2. 8/18/1858, St. Mary's River, sank and raised, (supplies), $4, 000 loss;
3. 5/12/1860, Minnesota Point, Lake Superior, ashore and released, $600 loss;
4. 8/00/1870, Eagle Reef, ashore and became a total loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Michilimackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault ST. Marie, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Michilimackinac, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault ST. Marie, Wisconsin;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 3/11/1861;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
5. John Poole's notes;
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-11880):
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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