Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
A. P. Nichols
Year of Build:
1861
Rebuilt:
1. 1878, Chicago, Illinois;
Official Number:
566
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Madison, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Bark
Additional vessel types:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Figure Head
Builder Name:
A. Bailey & D. E. Bailey Brothers
Ownership Notes:
Butler, James, (1861-1864); Sanborn, E., (1864); Slanson, J. R., (1865); Slanson, G., (1867); Glass, H., (1870); Dutton A., (1871); Tosterson, (1871); Richards, Jonah, (1875); Nichols, A. P., (1875); Richards, J., (1879); Dutton, A. P., (1881-1882); Clow, David, (1883-1891);
Master(s):
Graves, C., (1861); Butler, James, (1862); Gifford, N., (1865); Davis, C., (1867); Barnes, D., (1870);Tost_son, T., (1871); Richards, J., (1875): Copp, T., (1881-1882); Clow, David, (1883-1891);
Power
Number of Masts:
3 (1861)
Hull Dimensions
1861
Length: 146.75' Width/Beam: 30.3' Depth: 11.7'
1865
Length: 145.2' Width/Beam: 30.2' Depth: 11.9'
1878
Length: 145.2' Width/Beam: 30.2' Depth: 11.9'
Tonnage
1861
Gross: 476 + 9/95
1865
Gross: 299.67 Net: 284.69
1878
Gross: 299.67 Net: 284.69
Enrollments/Registration
May 8, 1861
   Port: Cleveland Number: 1 of 1861
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 5-31-1861
May 31, 1861
   Port: Buffalo Number: 53 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Buffalo 3-7-1862
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March 7, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1865
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May 1, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 91 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 9-18-1865
View document online
September 18, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 122 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 9-21-1866
September 1, 1866
   Port: Cleveland Number: 10 of 1866
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 4-19-1867
April 19, 1867
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 93 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 4-5-1870
April 5, 1870
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 65 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-30-1871
March 30, 1871
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 67 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-31-1875
May 31, 1875
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 109 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed hail
Next document: Milwaukee 7-7-1875
July 7, 1875
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 3 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-6-1876
July 6, 1876
   Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1876
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 6-29-1877
June 29, 1877
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 100 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 7-18-1878
July 18, 1878
   Port: Chicago Number: 2 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Rig Changed to a Schooner
Next document: Milwaukee 12-6-1879
December 6, 1879
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 39 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1881
April 8, 1881
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 89 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-5-1882
April 5, 1882
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 120 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-20-1883
April 20, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 74 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1884
April 30, 1884
   Port: Chicago Number: 95 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Papers Issued
Next document: Chicago 5-1-1891
May 1, 1891
   Port: Chicago Number: 82 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Chicago 11-17-1892

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Bark, A. P. Nichols (1861-1878);
b. Schooner, A. P. Nichols (1878-1892)
Nationality:
American (1861-1892)
Chronology:
1. (9/25/1865, Bar Point, collision, (sank Schooner, William O. Brown), repaired;
2. 6/00/1869, near Buffalo, Lake Erie, damaged by collision while anchored and repaired, $375 loss;
3. 11/00/1869, (grain), Racine, ashore and released;
4. 10/00/1871, Chicago River, caught on fire and burned, $12, 000 loss;
5. 5/00/1874, Chicago, damaged cargo of wheat and hull, repaired, $2, 200 loss;
6. 5/00/1874, Chicago, collision, (Propeller, Lake Ontario), repaired, $300 loss;
7. 10/28/1892, Pilot Island, near Death's Door, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total loss;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Bufflao, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Bufflao, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
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. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1893);
8. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
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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