Guide (Schooner, 1862)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Guide
Year of Build:: 1862
Official Number:: 10319

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Joseph, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Aurelius McMillan
Ownership Notes:: McWilliams, Aureliuis, (1862); Robbins, N., (1863); Robinsoh, N,, (1864); Nickerson, Elkhanah, (1864-1865); Chan, S., (1866); Chase, S., (1863); Booker, C., (1869); Becker, C., (1870); Anderson, J., (1872); Smith, W., (1876); Smith, L., (1877); Smith, H., (1878); Clorsin, P., 1881); Schroeder, William S., (1888-1890); Hogensen, John, (1893); Geiken, G. C., (1896);
Master(s):: Shaw, John C., (1862); Burgess, A. E., (1863); Robbins, N., (1864-1865); Chan, S., (1866); Chase, S., (1868-1869); Whitney, G., (1870); Anderson, J., (1874); Smith, W., (1876-1877); Rainoward, E., (1878); Schroeder, William S., (1888-1890); Hogensen, John, (1893); Geiken, G. C., (1896);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1862)

Hull Dimensions

1862: Length: 76' Width/Beam: 19' 6" Depth: 6' 4"
1865: Length: 71' Width/Beam: 19' Depth: 6'

Tonnage

1862: Gross: 83 + 66/95
1865: Gross: 55.34 Net: 52.58

Enrollments/Registration

July 30, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 127 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-13-1863
June 13, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 115 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-1-1864
July 1, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 151 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 11-24-1865
November 24, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 359 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Grand Haven 10-8-1866
October 8, 1866: Port: Grand Haven Number: 7 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 2-18-1868
February 18, 1868: Port: Grand Haven Number: 32 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 11-29-1869
November 29, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 86 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-28-1870
March 28, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 146 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-10-1872
October 10, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 77 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-28-1876
April 28, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 83 of 1873
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-13-1877
April 13, 1877: Port: Grand Haven Number: 39 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 5-10-1878
May 10, 1878: Port: Grand Haven Number: 58 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-20-1881
April 20, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 102 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1881
April 28, 1881: Port: Milwaukee Number: 124 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 2-7-1888
February 7, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 76 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-6-1888
March 6, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 86 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 7-23-1890
July 23, 1890: Port: Milwaukee Number: 12 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-14-1893
April 14, 1893: Port: Milwaukee Number: 105 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-2-1893
May 2, 1893: Port: Milwaukee Number: 124 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-8-1896
April 8, 1896: Port: Grand Haven Number: 23 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Guide (1862- )
Nationality:: American (1862- )
Chronology:: 1. 3/00/1869, off St. Joseph, Lake Michigan, hull surrounded by ice for 26 days before she was released, $225 loss;
2. 11/00/1869, damaged hull near Chicago by heavy weather and repaired;
3. 12/00/1871, sank with all hands;

Notes

General notes:: 1864 enrollment gives her tonnage as 83 + 4/95, which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1902);

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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