Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Union
Year of Build:
1857
Rebuilt:
1. 1859;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hamilton, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Additional vessel types:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
James White
Ownership Notes:
Grant, W. W., (1857); White, J., (1857-1863); Zealand, Jr., (1857); Zealand, W., (1857-1863); Bright Brothers,, (of Melborne, Australia), (1862); Oil Company, (1864);
Master(s):
Zealand, William, (1859);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1857)
Hull Dimensions
1857
Length: 129.4' Width/Beam: 23.5' Depth: 10.7'
Tonnage
1857
Gross: 241
1859
Gross: 377
Enrollments/Registration
June 25, 1857
   Port: Hamilton Number: 35 of 1857
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Union (1857-1859);
b. Brig., Union (1859- )
Nationality:
Canada (1857-1862); Australia (1862- )
Notes
General notes:
7/25/1859, cleared Hamilton for Liverpool, (staves for West Indies); Arrived Liverpool 15 days after leaving Quebec; 2/00/1860, cleared for St. Catharines, (South America);
Altered from a Schooner to a Brigantine at Port of Liverpool, 8/15/1859;
Register cancelled at Quebec under Merchants Shipping Act, #76, on 11/14/1862;
1860, she was valued at $10,800; 1864, she was valued at $8,600;
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Hamilton, Ontario;
2. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864);
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




Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy