Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Clayton Belle (Schooner, 1863)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Clayton Belle
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
4282
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Clayton, New York
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John Oades
Ownership Notes:
Fowler, (1862-1864); Esselstyn, H., (1864-1881);
Master(s):
Smith, G. W., (1865); Sanders, J., (1868);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1865
Length: 139' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11.5'
Tonnage
1865
Gross: 299.84
1863
Enrollments/Registration
May 1, 1863
   Port: Cape Vincent Number: 96 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: French Creek 4-1-1865
April 1, 1865
   Port: French Creek Number: 5 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Erie 5-1-1868
May 1, 1968
   Port: Erie Number: 5 of 1968
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Detroit 5-4-1868
May 4, 1868
   Port: Detroit Number: 62 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-23-1881
April 23, 1881
   Port: Detroit Number: 81 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-30-1883

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Clayton Belle (1863-1883)
Nationality:
American (1863-1883)
Chronology:
1. 7/4/1866, Big Beaver Island, collision, (Schooner, Oliver Culver), repaired;
2. 10/00/1871, Presque Isle Point, ashore and released, (jettisoned wheat cargo), $7, 000 loss;
3. 11/00/1872, Carlton, Island, Saginaw River, ashore and released, $5, 000 loss;
4. 4/(12)/1882, ten to fifteen miles above Port Huron, Lake Huron, collision, (Schooner, Thomas Parsons) and sank, (4 lives
lost);
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cape Vincent, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; French Creek, New York;
2. Enrollment: Cape Vincent, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania; French Creek, New York;
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: (1868-1884);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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