William Smith (Schooner, 1863)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Grand Haven, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: E. M. Beckwith
Ownership Notes:: Brower, Henry, (1863-1864); Smith, William, (1864); Ryerson, M., (1865);
Master(s):: Smith, William, (1864-1868);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 12, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 86 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-21-1864
May 21, 1864: Port: Chicago Number: 15 of 1864
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 7-15-1864
July 15, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 168 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: TR Surrendered
Next document: Chicago 4-3-1865
April 3, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 103 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, William Smith (1863- )
Nationality:: American (1863- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1867, Lake Michigan, collision, abandoned and repaired, $3, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *1864 vessel register notes the place of build as Holland, Michigan;
She was listed as lost in 1875;
U.S. Merchant Vessels says she was built at Holland, Michigan, in 1863;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, 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: (1868-1875);
6. Register of the Shipping of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864, by Robert Thomas;

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