Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Uncle Sam
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
25099
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Huron, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
L. H. Bedford
Ownership Notes:
Bedford, L. S., (1863); Sims, William, (1863-1865); Cox, E. J., (1866); Canghall, J., (1867); Pirrax, Francis,J., (1868); Jensen, C. C., (1868); Coughell, E., (1874); Jones, M., (1876); Bancroft, G. E., (1878);
Master(s):
Bedford, L. S., (1863); Sims, William, (1863-1865); Cox, A. A., (1867); Canghall, J., (1867); Cox, G., (1874); Jones, J., (1876); Wild, W. G., (1878);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 66' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 5' 7"
1865
Length: 64' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 5'
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 58 + 37/95
1865
Gross: 42.17
Enrollments/Registration
July 15, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 145 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-23-1863
October 23, 1863
   Port: Detroit Number: 199 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-31-1865
March 31, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 6 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 3-22-1866
March 22, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-29-1867
March 29, 1867
   Port: Port Huron Number: 4 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-30-1874
March 30, 1874
   Port: Port Huron Number: 65 of 1874
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Port Huron 8-8-1876
August 8, 1876
   Port: Port Huron Number: 4 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-23-1878
March 23, 1878
   Port: Port Huron Number: 37 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sandusky 4-10-1879
April 10, 1878
   Port: Sandusky
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
History
Classification:
a. Scow Schooner, Uncle Sam (1863- )
Nationality:
American (1863- )
Chronology:

1. 11/00/1873, Lake Huron, sank by collision, $8, 000 loss;

Notes
General notes:
She was listed as lost in 1880-1881;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollments: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1882);
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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