Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Contest
Year of Build:
1863
Rebuilt:
1. 1872, Kenosha;
Official Number:
4575
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Holland, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William Hopkins
Ownership Notes:
Herrick, C., (1863); Case, J. J., (1864); Knapp, Frederick M.., (1864); Schmitz, M., (1865); Bucher, G., (1867); Syumonds, R., (1869-1873); Gymmards, P. H., (1877): Anderson, Andrew J., (1888);
Master(s):
Smith, W., (1863); Schlig, John W., (1864); Otterich, T., (1865); Nelson, N., (1866); Ocllerich, J., (1867); Lymonds, R., (1869); Symond, S. R., (1872); Symmards, R., (1877); Anderson, Andrew J., (1888);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 76' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 5' 6"
1865
Length: 76.4' Width/Beam: 20.5' Depth: 5.8'
1872
Length: 101' Width/Beam: 21.4' Depth: 6.5'
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 74 + 10/95
1865
Gross: 61.80
1872
Gross: 96.98 Net: 92.14
Enrollments/Registration
August 27, 1863
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 10 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 3-31-1864
March 31, 1864
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 48 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 10-29-1864
October 29, 1864
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 23 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-7-1865
April 7, 1865
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 41 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 3-29-1866
March 29, 1866
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 142 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-5-1867
April 5, 1867
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 70 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Milwaukee 3-1-1869
March 1, 1869
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 40 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-28-1869
April 28, 1869
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 98 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-25-1872
June 25, 1872
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 109 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Milwaukee 7-18-1873
July 18, 1873
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 7 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-30-1877
March 30, 1877
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 32 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-26-1881
April 26, 1881
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 119 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-21-1888
March 21, 1888
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 98 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-15-1897

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Contest (1863-1897)
Nationality:
American (1863-1897)
Chronology:
1. 4/00/1874, Milwaukee, collision, (Propeller, Susquehanna), repaired, $100 loss;
2. 4/16/1897, near entrance of Kenosha Harbor, Lake Michigan, ashore and became a total wreck;
Notes
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole;'s notes;
4. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1868-1897);
5. 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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