Belle Stevens (Schooner, 1861)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Belle Stevens
Year of Build:: 1861
Rebuilt:: 1. 1875, Ballentine's Yard, Bangor, Michigan;
Official Number:: 3133

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Joseph, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Sloop
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Hanson
Ownership Notes:: Stevens, James E., (1861-1864); U. S. Light House Board, (1863-1875); Moore, S., (1875); Tanbert, E., (1876); Kirby, C. B., (1880); Holston, T. V., (1880-1881); Tonelson, H., (1883); Trueken, H., (1889); Mathews, Elizabeth, (1889); Inman, B. B., (1890); Cartier, A. E., (1890);
Master(s):: Brown, Henry M., (1861); Cross, George, (1863); Norton, E., (1875); Lake, J., (1876); Kirby, C. B., (1880); Holston, T. V., (1880-1881); Johnson, S. G., (1883); Morgan, J., (1889); Ross, P. R., (1889); Ludwig, V. B., (1890);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1861)

Hull Dimensions

1861: Length: 88' Width/Beam: 21' 3" Depth: 6' 10"
1875: Length: 88.6' Width/Beam: 21.6' Depth: 6.5'

Tonnage

1861: Gross: 115
1875: Gross: 88.03 Net: 83.63
1865

Enrollments/Registration

October 1, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 103 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-21-1863; Next document: (Sold to the U.S. L. H. B.)*
July 8, 1875: Port: Port Huron Number: 4 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 4-21-1876
April 21, 1876: Port: Port Huron Number: 48 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-27-1880
March 27, 1880: Port: Detroit Number: 59 of 1880
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Grand Haven 7-24-1880
July 24, 1880: Port: Grand Haven Number: 4 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Marquette 6-27-1881
June 27, 1881: Port: Marquette Number: 48 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Duluth 9-28-1883
September 28, 1883: Port: Duluth Number: 8 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 5-18-1889
May 18, 1889: Port: Duluth Number: 14 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 7-16-1889
July 16, 1889: Port: Marquette Number: 2 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-1-1890
March 1, 1890: Port: Duluth Number: 12 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 6-30-1890
June 30, 1890: Port: Duluth Number: 100 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 12-2-1890; Next document: (Vessel total loss)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Belle Stevens (1861-1875);
b. Sloop (Tow Barge), Belle Stevens (1875-1890)
Nationality:: American (1861-1890)
Chronology:: 1. 00/00/1873, Skillagalee Reef, ashore and released;
2. 5/14/1876, Chicken Island, near Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, ashore, (stone);
3. 11/1/1890, one fourth mile west of Manistee, Lake Michigan, capsized, wrecked;

Notes

General notes:: *United States Light House Board;
Home Port: Chicago, Illinois, (1884);
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1881-1891);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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

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