Lumberman (Schooner, 1862)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Blendon Landing, Michigan*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Allan C. Litchfield
Ownership Notes:: Ferry, Noah H., (1862); Ferry, Edward P., (1863-1869); Ferry, William M., (1865-1867); Lumbard, Isaac, (1883); Smith, H., (1884); Mashek, V., (1886): Hanson, A. T., (1893);
Master(s):: Connel, Michael, (1862-1863);Williams, Richard, (1865-1869); Williams, Rich, (1883); Thompson, D., (1884); Mashek, V., (1886); Vost, O., (1893);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 8, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 140 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 8-13-1863
August 13, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 162 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-5-1865
December 5, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 365 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Grand Haven 4-5-1867
April 5, 1867: Port: Grand Haven Number: 47 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 3-26-1869
March 26, 1869: Port: Grand Haven Number: 27 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-30-1883
March 30, 1883: Port: Chicago Number: 55 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1884
April 24, 1884: Port: Chicago Number: 89 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-23-1886
March 23, 1886: Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 2-18-1893
February 18, 1893: Port: Milwaukee Number: 63 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1893; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Lumberman (1862-1893)
Nationality:: American (1862-1893)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1869, near Chicago, damaged by collision, (Bark, Hungarian), and repaired;
2. 6/00/1874, collision, (Schooner, Pilgrim), repaired, $200 loss;
3. 4/6/1893, off Racine, Lake Michigan, capsized and sank in 66 feet of water;

Notes

General notes:: *Blendon Landing is between Grand Haven, Michigan, and Grand Rapids, Michigan;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1893);

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