Milan (Schooner, 1861)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Milan
Also known as:: Jessie L. Boyce
Year of Build:: 1861
Rebuilt:: 1. 1865;
2. 1881;
Official Number:: 16436

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milan, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Henry Kelley
Ownership Notes:: Lockwood, J. C., (1861-1864); Rose, W., (1863); Kelley, (1864); Camp., H. L., (1865); Green, H., (1872); Anderson, James, (1873-1875); Solmer, Emil, (1875); Halverson, W., (1875); Halverson, E., (1875-1877); Imbrit, H., (1878); Boyce, J., (1881-1895); Christensen, Ole, (1898); Christenson, Ole, (1904-1909);
Master(s):: Frink, E. P., (1861); Rose, W., (1863); Porter, C. K., (1865); Devitt, J., (1872); Imbert, H., (875); Olson, J., (877); Swenson, E., (1878); Nelson, G., (1881-1882); Christensen, Ole, (1898):

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1861)

Hull Dimensions

1861: Length: 121' 7" Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 9' 11"
1865: Length: 121' Width/Beam: 25' Depth: 9.5'

Tonnage

1861: Gross: 276 + 76/95
1865: Gross: 221.14 Net: 186.27
1881: Gross: 196.07 Net: 186.27

Enrollments/Registration

May 3, 1861: Port: Sandusky Number: 15 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-11-1863
June 11, 1863: Port: Cleveland Number: 5 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Cleveland 4-20-1865
April 20, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 25 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 3-9-1872
March 9, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-20-1873
February 20, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 139 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-20-1875
July 20, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-23-1877
July 23, 1877: Port: Milwaukee Number: 2 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 8-20-1877
August 20, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 17 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-15-1878
April 15, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 74 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-10-1881
June 10, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 152 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 7-14-1881
July 14, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 10 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Grand Haven 6-11-1882
June 11, 1882: Port: Grand Haven Number: 194 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1898
April 18, 1898: Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-15-1902
March 15, 1902: Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Milan (1861-1882);
b. Schooner, Jessie L. Boyce (1882-1907)
Nationality:: American (1861-1907)
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1867, Lake Erie, lost her centreboard and replaced;
2. 10/00/1869, Lake Superior, lost her mastheads and replaced, $2, 000 loss;
3. 5/00/1874, damaged while towing out of Chicago, repaired, $200 loss;
4. 4/00/1883, North Muskegon, Michigan, caught on fire and burned, later repaired;
5. 1/10/1907, Stimpson's Island, Maine, ashore and became a total loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was taken to the Atlantic Coast in 1905;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio;
3. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. John Poole's notes;
8. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1907);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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