Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Union
Year of Build:
1857
Official Number:
25026
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Holland, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
T. H. Revell
Ownership Notes:
Moss, Henry, (1858-1864); Marsh, (1860); Plugger, (1860): Kirtland, Charles, E., (1863); Griffin, J. D., (1864); Grange, R., (1864); Porter, Willism F., (1865-1866); Garrett, J., (1866); Buckley, T., (1867);
Master(s):
Moss, H., (1858); Kirtland, Charles E., (1863); Griffin, J. D., (1864); Gourley, T., (1864); Smith, R. C., (1865); Kelly, W., (1866); McGrade, J., (1867);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1857)
Hull Dimensions
1857
Length: 82' 2" Width/Beam: 22' 5" Depth: 7' 5"
Tonnage
1857
Gross: 126
1865
Gross: 97.71
Enrollments/Registration
May 27, 1858
   Port: Chicago Number: 30 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 6-7-1860
June 7, 1860
   Port: Chicago Number: 44 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 7-1-1863
July 1, 1863
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 7 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Milwaukee 11-12-1863
November 12, 1863
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 25 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-13-1864
April 13, 1864
   Port: Michilimackinac Number: 63 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-30-1864
September 3, 1864
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-31-1865
March 31, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 92 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 1-27-1866
January 27, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 591 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-16-1866
April 16, 1866
   Port: Chicago Number: 688 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-13-1867
March 13, 1867
   Port: Chicago Number: 236 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Union (1857- )
Nationality:
American (1857- )
Chronology:
1. 5/26/1859, Black Lake, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $1, 000 loss;
2. 9/24/1859. Manitowoc beach, ashore and released;
3. 5/00/1864, South Point, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $800 loss;
4. 11/00/1867, South Haven, Lake Michigan, ashore and released, $250 loss;
5. 4/00/1869, Racine, ashore and released, $1, 600 loss;
6. 3/00/1871, Milwaukee, struck pier and sank and raised, $300 loss;
7. 9/17/1871, 25 miles from Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, sank, (brick);
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $3,800; 1866, she was valued at $3,000;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault. St. Marie, Michigan,
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault. St. Marie, Michigan,
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1879);
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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